Which of the following files, when compared with billing records, would provide the best source of information for determining if all goods shipped are billed to customers? A. Pre-numbered customer invoices. B. Accounts receivable transactions. C. Pre-numbered shipping documents. D. Customer purchase orders.

Company A has a formal comprehensive corporate code of ethics while company B does not. Which of the following statements regarding the existence of the code of ethics in company A can be logically inferred? I. Company A exhibits a higher standard of ethical behavior than does company B. II. Company A has established objective […]

An auditor plans to analyze customer satisfaction, including. (1) customer complaints recorded by the customer service department during the last three months; (2) merchandise returned in the last three months; and (3) responses to a survey of customers who made purchases in the last three months. Which of the following statements regarding this audit approach […]

A company’s policy requires that all customers be treated in a fair and consistent manner. Which of the following audit procedures would provide the most persuasive evidence that the policy was followed? A. Compare the aging of outstanding receivables due from each customer. B. Compare credit reports with annual sales for a sample of customers. […]

Which of the following would provide the best evidence of compliance with an airline’s standard of having aircraft refueled and cleaned within a specified time of arrival at an airport? A. Vendor fuel invoices that have been reconciled to inventory records. B. Time cards completed by aircraft cleaning and fueling crews. C. Observation of selected […]

What would be used to determine the collectability of accounts receivable balances? A. The file of related shipping documents. B. Negative accounts receivable confirmations. C. Positive accounts receivable confirmations. D. An aged accounts receivable listing.

Which of the following would be most helpful to a governmental auditor searching for the existence of multiple welfare claims that were filed under different names but used the same address? A. Tagging and tracing. B. Generalized audit software. C. Integrated test facility. D. Spreadsheet analysis.

Which of the following is a weakness that is inherent in the use of the test data method to test internal controls in a computer-based accounting system? A. The auditor must test many transactions with the same condition in order to achieve assurance that the condition is being detected. B. Conditions that were not specifically […]

Which of the following would be an appropriate improvement to controls over large quantities of consumable material that are charged to expense when placed in bins which are accessible to production workers? A. Relocate bins to the inventory warehouse. B. Require management to compare the cost of consumable items used to the budget. C. Lock […]

An organization’s internal auditors are reviewing production costs at a gas-powered electrical generating plant. They identify a serious problem with the accuracy of carbon dioxide emissions reported to the environmental regulatory agency, due to computer errors. The auditors should immediately report the concern to: A. The regulatory agency. B. Plant management. C. A plant health […]