A439: Advanced Auditing Accounting and Review Services Take Home Quiz February 6‚ 2008 Instructions: 1. On the Scantrom form in box labeled “Test No.” print “Review Services.” 2. Use the Scantron form to indicate your answers to the questions below. 3. Turn-in the Scantron sheet on the due date. 4. Open book‚ open note‚ online searches are all allowed. 5. NOT allowed – using other students‚ people or CPA exam review books. Suggestion: If you plan to take the Auditing portion of the CPA
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audit risk on the other hand the lower the risk the lesser amount of evidence will be needed. 2. When assessing inherent audit risk‚ auditors will consider the integrity and attitude of management‚ influential personalities likely to have vested interest‚ management experience and knowledge of the finance team‚ and the level of pressure management is under to perform. During the audits of Comptronix the factors that I think were present to indicate a high inherent audit risk is mainly the influence
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Case 4.2 Comptronix Corporation identifying inherent risk and control risk factors Mark S. Beasley Frank A. Buckless Steven M. Glover Douglas F. Prawitt it was 9:30 A.M. on a monday morning when the call came through. "hi dr mitchell‚ do you have a minute? "sure" the professor replied "i am on of your former students‚ but if you don ’t mind‚ i would prefer to remain anymous. i think it is best for both us if i not reveal my name or my company to you. i am concerned that the
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Comptronix Case B. The most valuable ratio that could have been used by the auditor to detect fraud would have been the inventory turnover ratio. This ratio shows the sales in comparison to the total inventory on hand. They would have been able to see the significant decline in this ratio and been able to suspect that there was an error in inventory. The inventory would have been going up but the sales did not due to the factitious invoices. Another ratio that would be beneficial
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Case Study: The Corporation 1. In the mid 1800s the corporation emerged as a "legal person" by way of maneuvering in the legal system. For the next 100 years we saw the rise to dominance of the corporation. The corporation created unprecedented wealth but at what cost? The externalities of corporate operations are responsible for countless cases of illness‚ death‚ poverty‚ pollution‚ exploitation and lies. Voice your opinion on this. Who Is Responsible for regulating these Corporations?‚ The Government
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Skin cancer is a disease that affects millions of people every year. While most forms of this cancer are caused by environmental factors‚ there are some forms that are caused by mutations in our genes that we have inherently developed. Those who are from a family that has been diagnosed with melanoma are up to three times more likely to develop the cancer in their lifetime. There are a few genes that are responsible for the development of melanoma and in this paper I will seek to explore the causes
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the strength of internal control is assessed as decreasing‚ the auditor should pay more attention to control risks. 2. One of the components of the audit risk model is inherent risk. Describe typical factors that auditors evaluate when assessing inherent risk. With the benefit of hindsight‚ what inherent risk factors were present during the audits of the 1989 through 1992 Comptronix financial statements? Inherent risk is a measure of the auditor’s assessment of the susceptibility of an assertion to
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Dell Corporation Case Study I. Introduction Started by Michael Dell‚ Dell Computer Corporation is one of the world’s leading direct marketers of personal computer systems. Dell Computer Corporation designs‚ manufactures‚ markets‚ services‚ and supports a wide range of computer systems‚ including desktop personal computers‚ notebook computers‚ and network servers. In addition‚ it also markets peripheral computer hardware and software‚ as well as service and support programs. The success of Dell
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1.) CASE STUDY : MAXWELL CORPORATION – DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM: Marks: 15 Division A : roll no. 1 to 30 Division B : roll no.1 to 35 The President of Maxwell Corporation was considering whether the Company should set up its own distribution system or to outsource the entire distribution and logistics functions to a third party service provider. The Company had set up a manufacturing plant in Vizag where a wide range of orthopedic equipments like the crutches‚ wheel chairs‚ heating pads‚ elastic
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Case study -4 MANAGERIAL FINANCE –BUS503 Professor : Rob Shah‚ MBA‚ CPA‚ CMA Course Dates : 01/12 – 03/08 Name : NAVEEN XAVIER Abstract The purpose of this paper is to summarize the Case Study The MBA Decision. This case discusses the Exotic Cuisines Employee stock options. The purpose of this paper is to Exotic Cuisines Employee stock options and make the decision that is going to be the most fiscally responsible in the long run. This decision will be achieved by answering the
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