These are ACCA F8 (AA) Audit and Assurance MCQs for Part-D of the Syllabus “Audit evidence “ .
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Course: ACCA – Associations of Chartered Certified Accountants Fundamental Level: Applied Skills Subject: Audit and Assurance Paper: F8 – AA Chapter: 11 – Audit procedures and sampling 12 – Non-current assets 13 – Inventory 14 – Receivables 15 – Cash and bank 16 – Liabilities, capital and directors’ emoluments 17 – Not-for-profit organisations Questions: 01 – Expert 02 – Newthorpe 03 – Tirrol 04 – Wright 05 – Lodestar 06 – Porthos Syllabus Area: D – “Audit evidence” Questions Type: CBE MCQs Exam Section: Section A
Syllabus Area
These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) cover the Syllabus Area Part D of the Syllabus; “Audit evidence” of ACCA F8 (AA) Audit and Assurance Module.
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Question – Expert – (01/06)
Question – Newthorpe – (02/06)
F8 (AA) - Part D - MCQs - Newthorpe
Course: ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Subject: F8 (AA) - Audit and Assurance
Syllabus Area: D - Audit evidence
Question Name: Newthorpe
Exam Section: Section A
Questions type: MCQs
Time: No Time Limit
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1 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit manager, auditing the financial statements of Newthorpe Engineering Co, a listed company, for the year ended 30 April 20X7.
Newthorpe's management has provided you with a schedule of the realisable values of the inventories. A full inventory count was carried out at 30 April 20X7.
Audit tests have confirmed that the inventory counts are accurate and there are no purchases or sales cut-off errors.
One of the company's factories was closed on 30 April 20X7. The plant and equipment and inventories were to be sold. By the time the audit work commenced in June 20X7, most of the inventory had been sold.
You have instructed the audit junior to evaluate the valuation of the inventory related to the closing factory at the year end. The audit junior has sent you a list of planned audit procedures.
On 17 March 20X7, Newthorpe's managing director was dismissed for gross misconduct. It was decided that the managing director's salary should stop from that date, and that no redundancy or compensation payments should be made.
The managing director has claimed unfair dismissal and is taking legal action against the company to obtain compensation for loss of his employment. The managing director says he has a service contract with the company which would entitle him to two years' salary at the date of dismissal. The directors believe that there is a 35% chance of the managing director succeeding in his claim.
The financial statements for the year ended 30 April 20X7 record the resignation of the director. However, they do not mention his dismissal and no provision for any damages has been included in the financial statements.
QUESTION
The dismissal of Newthorpe's managing director has alerted you to the possibility that the company may not have complied with employment regulations. You therefore need to determine the impact that such non-compliance may have on the audit.
ISA 250 (Revised) Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit of Financial Statements sets out the responsibilities of the auditor in relation to the entity’s compliance with laws and regulations.
Which of the following responsibilities is CORRECT regarding the responsibilities of Newthorpe's auditors in relation to compliance with employment regulations?
2 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit manager, auditing the financial statements of Newthorpe Engineering Co, a listed company, for the year ended 30 April 20X7.
Newthorpe's management has provided you with a schedule of the realisable values of the inventories. A full inventory count was carried out at 30 April 20X7.
Audit tests have confirmed that the inventory counts are accurate and there are no purchases or sales cut-off errors.
One of the company's factories was closed on 30 April 20X7. The plant and equipment and inventories were to be sold. By the time the audit work commenced in June 20X7, most of the inventory had been sold.
You have instructed the audit junior to evaluate the valuation of the inventory related to the closing factory at the year end. The audit junior has sent you a list of planned audit procedures.
On 17 March 20X7, Newthorpe's managing director was dismissed for gross misconduct. It was decided that the managing director's salary should stop from that date, and that no redundancy or compensation payments should be made.
The managing director has claimed unfair dismissal and is taking legal action against the company to obtain compensation for loss of his employment. The managing director says he has a service contract with the company which would entitle him to two years' salary at the date of dismissal. The directors believe that there is a 35% chance of the managing director succeeding in his claim.
The financial statements for the year ended 30 April 20X7 record the resignation of the director. However, they do not mention his dismissal and no provision for any damages has been included in the financial statements.
QUESTION
Which of the following audit procedures is likely to provide the auditor with the MOST reliable audit evidence regarding the legal claim?
3 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit manager, auditing the financial statements of Newthorpe Engineering Co, a listed company, for the year ended 30 April 20X7.
Newthorpe's management has provided you with a schedule of the realisable values of the inventories. A full inventory count was carried out at 30 April 20X7.
Audit tests have confirmed that the inventory counts are accurate and there are no purchases or sales cut-off errors.
One of the company's factories was closed on 30 April 20X7. The plant and equipment and inventories were to be sold. By the time the audit work commenced in June 20X7, most of the inventory had been sold.
You have instructed the audit junior to evaluate the valuation of the inventory related to the closing factory at the year end. The audit junior has sent you a list of planned audit procedures.
On 17 March 20X7, Newthorpe's managing director was dismissed for gross misconduct. It was decided that the managing director's salary should stop from that date, and that no redundancy or compensation payments should be made.
The managing director has claimed unfair dismissal and is taking legal action against the company to obtain compensation for loss of his employment. The managing director says he has a service contract with the company which would entitle him to two years' salary at the date of dismissal. The directors believe that there is a 35% chance of the managing director succeeding in his claim.
The financial statements for the year ended 30 April 20X7 record the resignation of the director. However, they do not mention his dismissal and no provision for any damages has been included in the financial statements.
QUESTION
Using the drop down lists, complete the sentence below to show the correct accounting treatment for the legal claim made by the managing director for unfair dismissal and the reason for this treatment.
The legal claim should _________________ because ________________ .
Select an answer not be recorded as a provision but disclosed as a contingent liability; - a present obligation exists, but the outflow of economic resources is not probable be recorded as a provision; - a present obligation exists, but the outflow of economic resources is not probable
4 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit manager, auditing the financial statements of Newthorpe Engineering Co, a listed company, for the year ended 30 April 20X7.
Newthorpe's management has provided you with a schedule of the realisable values of the inventories. A full inventory count was carried out at 30 April 20X7.
Audit tests have confirmed that the inventory counts are accurate and there are no purchases or sales cut-off errors.
One of the company's factories was closed on 30 April 20X7. The plant and equipment and inventories were to be sold. By the time the audit work commenced in June 20X7, most of the inventory had been sold.
You have instructed the audit junior to evaluate the valuation of the inventory related to the closing factory at the year end. The audit junior has sent you a list of planned audit procedures.
On 17 March 20X7, Newthorpe's managing director was dismissed for gross misconduct. It was decided that the managing director's salary should stop from that date, and that no redundancy or compensation payments should be made.
The managing director has claimed unfair dismissal and is taking legal action against the company to obtain compensation for loss of his employment. The managing director says he has a service contract with the company which would entitle him to two years' salary at the date of dismissal. The directors believe that there is a 35% chance of the managing director succeeding in his claim.
The financial statements for the year ended 30 April 20X7 record the resignation of the director. However, they do not mention his dismissal and no provision for any damages has been included in the financial statements.
QUESTION
Which of the audit procedures below is NOT appropriate in auditing the valuation assertion for Newthorpe's inventory?
5 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit manager, auditing the financial statements of Newthorpe Engineering Co, a listed company, for the year ended 30 April 20X7.
Newthorpe's management has provided you with a schedule of the realisable values of the inventories. A full inventory count was carried out at 30 April 20X7.
Audit tests have confirmed that the inventory counts are accurate and there are no purchases or sales cut-off errors.
One of the company's factories was closed on 30 April 20X7. The plant and equipment and inventories were to be sold. By the time the audit work commenced in June 20X7, most of the inventory had been sold.
You have instructed the audit junior to evaluate the valuation of the inventory related to the closing factory at the year end. The audit junior has sent you a list of planned audit procedures.
On 17 March 20X7, Newthorpe's managing director was dismissed for gross misconduct. It was decided that the managing director's salary should stop from that date, and that no redundancy or compensation payments should be made.
The managing director has claimed unfair dismissal and is taking legal action against the company to obtain compensation for loss of his employment. The managing director says he has a service contract with the company which would entitle him to two years' salary at the date of dismissal. The directors believe that there is a 35% chance of the managing director succeeding in his claim.
The financial statements for the year ended 30 April 20X7 record the resignation of the director. However, they do not mention his dismissal and no provision for any damages has been included in the financial statements.
QUESTION
Which TWO of the following statements are true regarding the auditor's attendance at the inventory count?
Question – Tirrol – (03/06)
F8 (AA) - Part D - MCQs - Tirrol
Course: ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Subject: F8 (AA) - Audit and Assurance
Syllabus Area: D - Audit evidence
Question Name: Tirrol
Exam Section: Section A
Questions type: MCQs
Time: No Time Limit
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1 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Your audit firm Cal & Co has just gained a new audit client, Tirrol Co, in a tender in which Cal & Co offered competitively low audit fees. You are the manager in charge of planning the audit work. Tirrol Co's year end is 30 June 20X9 with a scheduled date to complete the audit of 15 August 20X9. The date now is 3 June 20X9.
Tirrol Co provides repair services to motor vehicles from 25 different locations. All inventory, sales and purchasing systems are computerised, with each location maintaining its own computer system. The software in each location is the same because the programs were written specifically for Tirrol Co by a reputable software house. Data from each location is amalgamated on a monthly basis at Tirrol Co's head office to produce management and financial statements.
You are currently planning your audit approach for Tirrol Co. One option being considered is to rewrite Cal & Co's audit software to interrogate the computerised inventory systems in each location of Tirrol Co (except for head office) as part of inventory valuation testing. The testing will need to take place while the system is live. You are aware that July is a major holiday period for Tirrol Co.
QUESTION
The audit junior has obtained the following extract of the aged inventory report:
Inventory code
Days in inventory
Original cost
$
Selling price
$
Costs to sell
$
Carrying amount
$
X070003
98
12,000
20,200
2,000
12,000
X079001
127
14,500
16,000
2,500
14,500
X084000
109
18,000
26,000
3,000
23,000
What is the impact on the value of inventory if no adjustments are made to the carrying amounts above?
2 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Your audit firm Cal & Co has just gained a new audit client, Tirrol Co, in a tender in which Cal & Co offered competitively low audit fees. You are the manager in charge of planning the audit work. Tirrol Co's year end is 30 June 20X9 with a scheduled date to complete the audit of 15 August 20X9. The date now is 3 June 20X9.
Tirrol Co provides repair services to motor vehicles from 25 different locations. All inventory, sales and purchasing systems are computerised, with each location maintaining its own computer system. The software in each location is the same because the programs were written specifically for Tirrol Co by a reputable software house. Data from each location is amalgamated on a monthly basis at Tirrol Co's head office to produce management and financial statements.
You are currently planning your audit approach for Tirrol Co. One option being considered is to rewrite Cal & Co's audit software to interrogate the computerised inventory systems in each location of Tirrol Co (except for head office) as part of inventory valuation testing. The testing will need to take place while the system is live. You are aware that July is a major holiday period for Tirrol Co.
QUESTION
Tirrol Co's internal audit department is going to assist with the statutory audit. The chief internal auditor will provide you with documentation on the computerised inventory systems at Tirrol Co. The documentation provides details of the software and shows diagrammatically how transactions are processed through the inventory system. This documentation can be used to significantly decrease the time needed to understand the computer systems and enable audit software to be written for this year's audit.
Which of the following is NOT a matter the audit team should consider in determining whether or not the internal auditor's work is adequate for the purposes of the audit?
3 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Your audit firm Cal & Co has just gained a new audit client, Tirrol Co, in a tender in which Cal & Co offered competitively low audit fees. You are the manager in charge of planning the audit work. Tirrol Co's year end is 30 June 20X9 with a scheduled date to complete the audit of 15 August 20X9. The date now is 3 June 20X9.
Tirrol Co provides repair services to motor vehicles from 25 different locations. All inventory, sales and purchasing systems are computerised, with each location maintaining its own computer system. The software in each location is the same because the programs were written specifically for Tirrol Co by a reputable software house. Data from each location is amalgamated on a monthly basis at Tirrol Co's head office to produce management and financial statements.
You are currently planning your audit approach for Tirrol Co. One option being considered is to rewrite Cal & Co's audit software to interrogate the computerised inventory systems in each location of Tirrol Co (except for head office) as part of inventory valuation testing. The testing will need to take place while the system is live. You are aware that July is a major holiday period for Tirrol Co.
QUESTION
Which TWO of the following are benefits of using audit software in auditing the inventory of Tirrol Co?
4 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Your audit firm Cal & Co has just gained a new audit client, Tirrol Co, in a tender in which Cal & Co offered competitively low audit fees. You are the manager in charge of planning the audit work. Tirrol Co's year end is 30 June 20X9 with a scheduled date to complete the audit of 15 August 20X9. The date now is 3 June 20X9.
Tirrol Co provides repair services to motor vehicles from 25 different locations. All inventory, sales and purchasing systems are computerised, with each location maintaining its own computer system. The software in each location is the same because the programs were written specifically for Tirrol Co by a reputable software house. Data from each location is amalgamated on a monthly basis at Tirrol Co's head office to produce management and financial statements.
You are currently planning your audit approach for Tirrol Co. One option being considered is to rewrite Cal & Co's audit software to interrogate the computerised inventory systems in each location of Tirrol Co (except for head office) as part of inventory valuation testing. The testing will need to take place while the system is live. You are aware that July is a major holiday period for Tirrol Co.
QUESTION
It has been decided that systematic sampling would be applied to the audit of Tirrol Co's inventory.
Which of the following sampling methods correctly describes systematic sampling?
5 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Your audit firm Cal & Co has just gained a new audit client, Tirrol Co, in a tender in which Cal & Co offered competitively low audit fees. You are the manager in charge of planning the audit work. Tirrol Co's year end is 30 June 20X9 with a scheduled date to complete the audit of 15 August 20X9. The date now is 3 June 20X9.
Tirrol Co provides repair services to motor vehicles from 25 different locations. All inventory, sales and purchasing systems are computerised, with each location maintaining its own computer system. The software in each location is the same because the programs were written specifically for Tirrol Co by a reputable software house. Data from each location is amalgamated on a monthly basis at Tirrol Co's head office to produce management and financial statements.
You are currently planning your audit approach for Tirrol Co. One option being considered is to rewrite Cal & Co's audit software to interrogate the computerised inventory systems in each location of Tirrol Co (except for head office) as part of inventory valuation testing. The testing will need to take place while the system is live. You are aware that July is a major holiday period for Tirrol Co.
QUESTION
The audit junior is concerned about various circumstances of the audit, which are likely to increase audit risk. He has written to you with some suggestions.
Which TWO of the following suggestions are valid?
Question – Wright – (04/06)
F8 (AA) - Part D - MCQs - Wright
Course: ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Subject: F8 (AA) - Audit and Assurance
Syllabus Area: D - Audit evidence
Question Name: Wright
Exam Section: Section A
Questions type: MCQs
Time: No Time Limit
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1 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are the audit manager in the firm of Wright & Co, a large accountancy firm with 30 offices.
It is January 20X6, and a new intake of graduates and apprentices has recently started work at the audit department after completing their first ACCA exams. Julie, one of the new recruits, has been allocated to the audit of Wilbur Co, your audit client, for the year ended 31 December 20X5. You are responsible for providing guidance to her and have asked her to assist in the audit of trade payables and cash at bank.
Trade payables
Julie has performed a reconciliation of key trade payables balances as follows and has concluded that no further work is required:
Balance per purchase ledger
$'000
Cash in transit
$'000
Goods in transit
$'000
Balance per supplier statement
$'000
Supplier XX1
400
-
100 (1)
500
Supplier XX2
650
50 (2)
-
700
Supplier XX3
100
-
-
100
1,150
1,300
Notes
Agreed to GRN dated 31 December 20X5
Agreed to cheque posted in the cash book 30 December 20X5
Your follow-up work on this identifies that:
The goods in transit received from supplier XX1 were recognised in inventory at 31 December 20X5
The cheque payment to supplier XX2 appeared on the bank statement on 2 January 20X6
There is a nil balance on the purchase accruals account
Cash at bank
In order to gain assurance over the company's bank balance, you asked Julie to arrange for a bank confirmation letter to be sent to Wilbur Co's bank.
Julie has also prepared a bank reconciliation. This shows a significant number of lodgements which were recorded in the cash book on 31 December 20X5. You are concerned that the cash book may have been kept open to include remittances actually received after the year end.
QUESTION
Which of the following pieces of audit evidence would provide the most reliable audit evidence that the lodgements recorded on 31 December 20X5 do not relate to amounts received after the period end?
2 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are the audit manager in the firm of Wright & Co, a large accountancy firm with 30 offices.
It is January 20X6, and a new intake of graduates and apprentices has recently started work at the audit department after completing their first ACCA exams. Julie, one of the new recruits, has been allocated to the audit of Wilbur Co, your audit client, for the year ended 31 December 20X5. You are responsible for providing guidance to her and have asked her to assist in the audit of trade payables and cash at bank.
Trade payables
Julie has performed a reconciliation of key trade payables balances as follows and has concluded that no further work is required:
Balance per purchase ledger
$'000
Cash in transit
$'000
Goods in transit
$'000
Balance per supplier statement
$'000
Supplier XX1
400
-
100 (1)
500
Supplier XX2
650
50 (2)
-
700
Supplier XX3
100
-
-
100
1,150
1,300
Notes
Agreed to GRN dated 31 December 20X5
Agreed to cheque posted in the cash book 30 December 20X5
Your follow-up work on this identifies that:
The goods in transit received from supplier XX1 were recognised in inventory at 31 December 20X5
The cheque payment to supplier XX2 appeared on the bank statement on 2 January 20X6
There is a nil balance on the purchase accruals account
Cash at bank
In order to gain assurance over the company's bank balance, you asked Julie to arrange for a bank confirmation letter to be sent to Wilbur Co's bank.
Julie has also prepared a bank reconciliation. This shows a significant number of lodgements which were recorded in the cash book on 31 December 20X5. You are concerned that the cash book may have been kept open to include remittances actually received after the year end.
QUESTION
Which of the following summarises the steps Julie should take in preparing the bank confirmation letter you have requested?
3 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are the audit manager in the firm of Wright & Co, a large accountancy firm with 30 offices.
It is January 20X6, and a new intake of graduates and apprentices has recently started work at the audit department after completing their first ACCA exams. Julie, one of the new recruits, has been allocated to the audit of Wilbur Co, your audit client, for the year ended 31 December 20X5. You are responsible for providing guidance to her and have asked her to assist in the audit of trade payables and cash at bank.
Trade payables
Julie has performed a reconciliation of key trade payables balances as follows and has concluded that no further work is required:
Balance per purchase ledger
$'000
Cash in transit
$'000
Goods in transit
$'000
Balance per supplier statement
$'000
Supplier XX1
400
-
100 (1)
500
Supplier XX2
650
50 (2)
-
700
Supplier XX3
100
-
-
100
1,150
1,300
Notes
Agreed to GRN dated 31 December 20X5
Agreed to cheque posted in the cash book 30 December 20X5
Your follow-up work on this identifies that:
The goods in transit received from supplier XX1 were recognised in inventory at 31 December 20X5
The cheque payment to supplier XX2 appeared on the bank statement on 2 January 20X6
There is a nil balance on the purchase accruals account
Cash at bank
In order to gain assurance over the company's bank balance, you asked Julie to arrange for a bank confirmation letter to be sent to Wilbur Co's bank.
Julie has also prepared a bank reconciliation. This shows a significant number of lodgements which were recorded in the cash book on 31 December 20X5. You are concerned that the cash book may have been kept open to include remittances actually received after the year end.
QUESTION
What further evidence, if any, is required in relation to the balance due to XX3 to determine if trade payables is understated?
4 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are the audit manager in the firm of Wright & Co, a large accountancy firm with 30 offices.
It is January 20X6, and a new intake of graduates and apprentices has recently started work at the audit department after completing their first ACCA exams. Julie, one of the new recruits, has been allocated to the audit of Wilbur Co, your audit client, for the year ended 31 December 20X5. You are responsible for providing guidance to her and have asked her to assist in the audit of trade payables and cash at bank.
Trade payables
Julie has performed a reconciliation of key trade payables balances as follows and has concluded that no further work is required:
Balance per purchase ledger
$'000
Cash in transit
$'000
Goods in transit
$'000
Balance per supplier statement
$'000
Supplier XX1
400
-
100 (1)
500
Supplier XX2
650
50 (2)
-
700
Supplier XX3
100
-
-
100
1,150
1,300
Notes
Agreed to GRN dated 31 December 20X5
Agreed to cheque posted in the cash book 30 December 20X5
Your follow-up work on this identifies that:
The goods in transit received from supplier XX1 were recognised in inventory at 31 December 20X5
The cheque payment to supplier XX2 appeared on the bank statement on 2 January 20X6
There is a nil balance on the purchase accruals account
Cash at bank
In order to gain assurance over the company's bank balance, you asked Julie to arrange for a bank confirmation letter to be sent to Wilbur Co's bank.
Julie has also prepared a bank reconciliation. This shows a significant number of lodgements which were recorded in the cash book on 31 December 20X5. You are concerned that the cash book may have been kept open to include remittances actually received after the year end.
QUESTION
Which of the in-transit items included in the supplier statement reconciliations indicate that there is a cut-off problem?
Cash in transit
Goods in transit
5 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are the audit manager in the firm of Wright & Co, a large accountancy firm with 30 offices.
It is January 20X6, and a new intake of graduates and apprentices has recently started work at the audit department after completing their first ACCA exams. Julie, one of the new recruits, has been allocated to the audit of Wilbur Co, your audit client, for the year ended 31 December 20X5. You are responsible for providing guidance to her and have asked her to assist in the audit of trade payables and cash at bank.
Trade payables
Julie has performed a reconciliation of key trade payables balances as follows and has concluded that no further work is required:
Balance per purchase ledger
$'000
Cash in transit
$'000
Goods in transit
$'000
Balance per supplier statement
$'000
Supplier XX1
400
-
100 (1)
500
Supplier XX2
650
50 (2)
-
700
Supplier XX3
100
-
-
100
1,150
1,300
Notes
Agreed to GRN dated 31 December 20X5
Agreed to cheque posted in the cash book 30 December 20X5
Your follow-up work on this identifies that:
The goods in transit received from supplier XX1 were recognised in inventory at 31 December 20X5
The cheque payment to supplier XX2 appeared on the bank statement on 2 January 20X6
There is a nil balance on the purchase accruals account
Cash at bank
In order to gain assurance over the company's bank balance, you asked Julie to arrange for a bank confirmation letter to be sent to Wilbur Co's bank.
Julie has also prepared a bank reconciliation. This shows a significant number of lodgements which were recorded in the cash book on 31 December 20X5. You are concerned that the cash book may have been kept open to include remittances actually received after the year end.
QUESTION
Julie has approached you with the following query:
'I know that as auditors, we have to collect audit evidence in order to support our audit opinion. But how can we tell how much audit evidence we need to get?'
Which of the below factors influence the auditor's judgement regarding the sufficiency of the evidence obtained?
The materiality of the account
The size of the account
The source and quality of the evidence available
The amount of time allocated to the audit
Question – Lodestar – (05/06)
F8 (AA) - Part D - MCQs - Lodestar
Course: ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Subject: F8 (AA) - Audit and Assurance
Syllabus Area: D - Audit evidence
Question Name: Lodestar
Exam Section: Section A
Questions type: MCQs
Time: No Time Limit
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1 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit senior of Beacon & Co and are currently conducting the audit of Lodestar Co (Lodestar) for the year ended 30 September 20X1. You are reviewing the work of your audit assistant.
Trade receivables
Your audit assistant has carried out a direct confirmation (a receivables circularisation) on trade receivables at Lodestar. She selected the 10 largest balances, representing 85% of the sales ledger at year end, including 2 items that were individually material. Seven customers agreed the sales ledger balance, two replied noting discrepancies which she has followed up and one has not replied.
The audit working papers contain the following work in respect of the two balances with discrepancies.
Customer
Balance per sales ledger
$
Balance per customer confirmation
$
Comments
Polaris Co
23,400
19,250
Balance is payment sent out on 30 September, agreed to cash book 2 October.
Sirius
45,000
39,000
Balancing item is credit requested for goods customer claims were defective in February. Production manager confirms no credit will be issued.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
The company has an accounting policy of creating an allowance for doubtful accounts at 2% of year-end sales ledger balance.
QUESTION
The audit junior has suggested the following tests could be carried out to test the allowance for doubtful accounts:
Review cash receipts after year end
Review an aged debt analysis of the sales ledger
Ask the credit controller what debts are considered to be doubtful
Review sales invoices relating to overdue accounts
Which of the following correctly ranks these tests in terms of their appropriateness to the VALUATION assertion (most appropriate being listed first)?
2, 4, 3, 1
3, 2, 1, 4
1, 2, 4, 3
1, 2, 3, 4
2 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit senior of Beacon & Co and are currently conducting the audit of Lodestar Co (Lodestar) for the year ended 30 September 20X1. You are reviewing the work of your audit assistant.
Trade receivables
Your audit assistant has carried out a direct confirmation (a receivables circularisation) on trade receivables at Lodestar. She selected the 10 largest balances, representing 85% of the sales ledger at year end, including 2 items that were individually material. Seven customers agreed the sales ledger balance, two replied noting discrepancies which she has followed up and one has not replied.
The audit working papers contain the following work in respect of the two balances with discrepancies.
Customer
Balance per sales ledger
$
Balance per customer confirmation
$
Comments
Polaris Co
23,400
19,250
Balance is payment sent out on 30 September, agreed to cash book 2 October.
Sirius
45,000
39,000
Balancing item is credit requested for goods customer claims were defective in February. Production manager confirms no credit will be issued.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
The company has an accounting policy of creating an allowance for doubtful accounts at 2% of year-end sales ledger balance.
QUESTION
Your audit assistant has heard that auditing accounting estimates can be problematic and has asked you to explain why this is the case.
Which of the following statements concerning auditing accounting estimates is INCORRECT ?
3 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit senior of Beacon & Co and are currently conducting the audit of Lodestar Co (Lodestar) for the year ended 30 September 20X1. You are reviewing the work of your audit assistant.
Trade receivables
Your audit assistant has carried out a direct confirmation (a receivables circularisation) on trade receivables at Lodestar. She selected the 10 largest balances, representing 85% of the sales ledger at year end, including 2 items that were individually material. Seven customers agreed the sales ledger balance, two replied noting discrepancies which she has followed up and one has not replied.
The audit working papers contain the following work in respect of the two balances with discrepancies.
Customer
Balance per sales ledger
$
Balance per customer confirmation
$
Comments
Polaris Co
23,400
19,250
Balance is payment sent out on 30 September, agreed to cash book 2 October.
Sirius
45,000
39,000
Balancing item is credit requested for goods customer claims were defective in February. Production manager confirms no credit will be issued.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
The company has an accounting policy of creating an allowance for doubtful accounts at 2% of year-end sales ledger balance.
QUESTION
You are reviewing the work carried out on the disputed balances.
What is the misstatement arising from the above issues and the resultant impact on current assets?
4 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit senior of Beacon & Co and are currently conducting the audit of Lodestar Co (Lodestar) for the year ended 30 September 20X1. You are reviewing the work of your audit assistant.
Trade receivables
Your audit assistant has carried out a direct confirmation (a receivables circularisation) on trade receivables at Lodestar. She selected the 10 largest balances, representing 85% of the sales ledger at year end, including 2 items that were individually material. Seven customers agreed the sales ledger balance, two replied noting discrepancies which she has followed up and one has not replied.
The audit working papers contain the following work in respect of the two balances with discrepancies.
Customer
Balance per sales ledger
$
Balance per customer confirmation
$
Comments
Polaris Co
23,400
19,250
Balance is payment sent out on 30 September, agreed to cash book 2 October.
Sirius
45,000
39,000
Balancing item is credit requested for goods customer claims were defective in February. Production manager confirms no credit will be issued.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
The company has an accounting policy of creating an allowance for doubtful accounts at 2% of year-end sales ledger balance.
QUESTION
The audit assistant has identified further procedures to be carried out in respect of the customer who has not responded to the circularisation request as follows.
Send out a follow-up request.
Inspect the sales invoices in the customer account at year end.
Ask the credit controller whether the customer exists.
Reconcile cash receipts after date with pre year end invoices in the customer account.
Which of these procedures would provide audit evidence of the EXISTENCE of this receivable?
5 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
You are an audit senior of Beacon & Co and are currently conducting the audit of Lodestar Co (Lodestar) for the year ended 30 September 20X1. You are reviewing the work of your audit assistant.
Trade receivables
Your audit assistant has carried out a direct confirmation (a receivables circularisation) on trade receivables at Lodestar. She selected the 10 largest balances, representing 85% of the sales ledger at year end, including 2 items that were individually material. Seven customers agreed the sales ledger balance, two replied noting discrepancies which she has followed up and one has not replied.
The audit working papers contain the following work in respect of the two balances with discrepancies.
Customer
Balance per sales ledger
$
Balance per customer confirmation
$
Comments
Polaris Co
23,400
19,250
Balance is payment sent out on 30 September, agreed to cash book 2 October.
Sirius
45,000
39,000
Balancing item is credit requested for goods customer claims were defective in February. Production manager confirms no credit will be issued.
Allowance for doubtful accounts
The company has an accounting policy of creating an allowance for doubtful accounts at 2% of year-end sales ledger balance.
QUESTION
You are analysing the sample selection with regard to the direct confirmation.
Which of the following statements in relation to the sample selection is TRUE ?
Question – Porthos – (06/06)
F8 (AA) - Part D - MCQs - Porthos
Course: ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Subject: F8 (AA) - Audit and Assurance
Syllabus Area: D - Audit evidence
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1 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Porthos, a limited liability company, is a retailer of sports equipment, specialising in racquet sports such as tennis, squash and badminton. The company purchases equipment from a variety of different suppliers and then resells this online. Customers place their orders directly on the company website. The ordering/sales software automatically verifies the order details, customer address and credit card information prior to orders being verified and goods dispatched.
Once the order has been verified the system produces a pre-numbered picking note. The order is then picked in the warehouse and a goods dispatched note (GDN) is produced. A copy of this is scanned in to the system and a sequentially numbered invoice is automatically produced and sent to the customer.
You are the audit senior working on the audit of Porthos for the year ended 31 December 20X7.
As the sales system is highly automated the audit manager has decided that computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs) should be used where possible in the audit of the sales account. You identified the key steps to be taken in planning the application of CAATs, as follows:
Define the types of transactions to be tested
Set the objective of the CAAT application
Define the procedures to be performed on the data
Determine the content and accessibility of the entity's files
The manager has also decided that test data would be used to test the input of details into the ordering system. You identified the following test data which could be used:
(i) Orders for unusually large quantities
(ii) Orders with fields left blank
(iii) Orders with invalid inventory codes
(iv) Orders with complete and valid details
In addition to the sales income generated from the sale of sports equipment Porthos earns a small amount of rental income by renting out surplus warehouse space to a local company. The rental agreement shows that the annual rent from 1 March 20X7 was $24,000, increased from $21,600 per annum.
QUESTION
You are using a proof in total calculation to assess the accuracy of the rental income.
Which of the following correctly shows the calculation which would be used?
2 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Porthos, a limited liability company, is a retailer of sports equipment, specialising in racquet sports such as tennis, squash and badminton. The company purchases equipment from a variety of different suppliers and then resells this online. Customers place their orders directly on the company website. The ordering/sales software automatically verifies the order details, customer address and credit card information prior to orders being verified and goods dispatched.
Once the order has been verified the system produces a pre-numbered picking note. The order is then picked in the warehouse and a goods dispatched note (GDN) is produced. A copy of this is scanned in to the system and a sequentially numbered invoice is automatically produced and sent to the customer.
You are the audit senior working on the audit of Porthos for the year ended 31 December 20X7.
As the sales system is highly automated the audit manager has decided that computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs) should be used where possible in the audit of the sales account. You identified the key steps to be taken in planning the application of CAATs, as follows:
Define the types of transactions to be tested
Set the objective of the CAAT application
Define the procedures to be performed on the data
Determine the content and accessibility of the entity's files
The manager has also decided that test data would be used to test the input of details into the ordering system. You identified the following test data which could be used:
(i) Orders for unusually large quantities
(ii) Orders with fields left blank
(iii) Orders with invalid inventory codes
(iv) Orders with complete and valid details
In addition to the sales income generated from the sale of sports equipment Porthos earns a small amount of rental income by renting out surplus warehouse space to a local company. The rental agreement shows that the annual rent from 1 March 20X7 was $24,000, increased from $21,600 per annum.
QUESTION
As part of substantive audit procedures, you perform a sequence check on the sales invoice numbers issued by Porthos over the year.
What is the purpose of the sequence check you have performed on the sales invoice numbers?
3 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Porthos, a limited liability company, is a retailer of sports equipment, specialising in racquet sports such as tennis, squash and badminton. The company purchases equipment from a variety of different suppliers and then resells this online. Customers place their orders directly on the company website. The ordering/sales software automatically verifies the order details, customer address and credit card information prior to orders being verified and goods dispatched.
Once the order has been verified the system produces a pre-numbered picking note. The order is then picked in the warehouse and a goods dispatched note (GDN) is produced. A copy of this is scanned in to the system and a sequentially numbered invoice is automatically produced and sent to the customer.
You are the audit senior working on the audit of Porthos for the year ended 31 December 20X7.
As the sales system is highly automated the audit manager has decided that computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs) should be used where possible in the audit of the sales account. You identified the key steps to be taken in planning the application of CAATs, as follows:
Define the types of transactions to be tested
Set the objective of the CAAT application
Define the procedures to be performed on the data
Determine the content and accessibility of the entity's files
The manager has also decided that test data would be used to test the input of details into the ordering system. You identified the following test data which could be used:
(i) Orders for unusually large quantities
(ii) Orders with fields left blank
(iii) Orders with invalid inventory codes
(iv) Orders with complete and valid details
In addition to the sales income generated from the sale of sports equipment Porthos earns a small amount of rental income by renting out surplus warehouse space to a local company. The rental agreement shows that the annual rent from 1 March 20X7 was $24,000, increased from $21,600 per annum.
QUESTION
Which of the following procedures would provide evidence that sales cut-off for Porthos has been applied correctly?
4 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Porthos, a limited liability company, is a retailer of sports equipment, specialising in racquet sports such as tennis, squash and badminton. The company purchases equipment from a variety of different suppliers and then resells this online. Customers place their orders directly on the company website. The ordering/sales software automatically verifies the order details, customer address and credit card information prior to orders being verified and goods dispatched.
Once the order has been verified the system produces a pre-numbered picking note. The order is then picked in the warehouse and a goods dispatched note (GDN) is produced. A copy of this is scanned in to the system and a sequentially numbered invoice is automatically produced and sent to the customer.
You are the audit senior working on the audit of Porthos for the year ended 31 December 20X7.
As the sales system is highly automated the audit manager has decided that computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs) should be used where possible in the audit of the sales account. You identified the key steps to be taken in planning the application of CAATs, as follows:
Define the types of transactions to be tested
Set the objective of the CAAT application
Define the procedures to be performed on the data
Determine the content and accessibility of the entity's files
The manager has also decided that test data would be used to test the input of details into the ordering system. You identified the following test data which could be used:
(i) Orders for unusually large quantities
(ii) Orders with fields left blank
(iii) Orders with invalid inventory codes
(iv) Orders with complete and valid details
In addition to the sales income generated from the sale of sports equipment Porthos earns a small amount of rental income by renting out surplus warehouse space to a local company. The rental agreement shows that the annual rent from 1 March 20X7 was $24,000, increased from $21,600 per annum.
QUESTION
Which of the test data identified by the audit junior should be used to confirm the completeness and accuracy of input into the sales system?
5 / 5
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5.
Scenario
Porthos, a limited liability company, is a retailer of sports equipment, specialising in racquet sports such as tennis, squash and badminton. The company purchases equipment from a variety of different suppliers and then resells this online. Customers place their orders directly on the company website. The ordering/sales software automatically verifies the order details, customer address and credit card information prior to orders being verified and goods dispatched.
Once the order has been verified the system produces a pre-numbered picking note. The order is then picked in the warehouse and a goods dispatched note (GDN) is produced. A copy of this is scanned in to the system and a sequentially numbered invoice is automatically produced and sent to the customer.
You are the audit senior working on the audit of Porthos for the year ended 31 December 20X7.
As the sales system is highly automated the audit manager has decided that computer-assisted audit techniques (CAATs) should be used where possible in the audit of the sales account. You identified the key steps to be taken in planning the application of CAATs, as follows:
Define the types of transactions to be tested
Set the objective of the CAAT application
Define the procedures to be performed on the data
Determine the content and accessibility of the entity's files
The manager has also decided that test data would be used to test the input of details into the ordering system. You identified the following test data which could be used:
(i) Orders for unusually large quantities
(ii) Orders with fields left blank
(iii) Orders with invalid inventory codes
(iv) Orders with complete and valid details
In addition to the sales income generated from the sale of sports equipment Porthos earns a small amount of rental income by renting out surplus warehouse space to a local company. The rental agreement shows that the annual rent from 1 March 20X7 was $24,000, increased from $21,600 per annum.
QUESTION
Which of the following identifies the correct order in which the steps to be taken in planning the application of CAATs should be performed?
4, 2, 3, 1
2, 1, 3, 4
1, 4, 2, 3
2, 4, 1, 3