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Which ONE of the following describes how an assurance provider would check the existence assertion for a non-current asset?

Select ONE answer:

1. Trace the physical item to the financial statements
2. Trace an entry in the non-current asset register to the physical item
3. Trace an entry in the non-current asset register to the financial statements
4. Trace an entry in the financial statements to the physical item

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct – To test for existence the reporting accountant should work from the financial statements to the physical item. However, the financial statements themselves do not contain an analysis of the individual items that make up non-current assets so the reporting accountant will need to select his sample from the non-current asset register (having checked that this record agrees to the financial statements).
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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The result of a substantive audit test at Alex Manufacturing Ltd is set out below.

The materiality threshold set for substantive tests was £1,000.

For the result below, select the action to be taken by the audit senior.

• A misstatement of £10 was found, sanctioned by the finance director

Select ONE answer:

1. Refer to senior colleague
2. Redo the substantive test
3. Draw conclusion
4. Extend sample

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

1. Correct – A misstatement of £10 found, sanctioned by the FD should lead to the auditor to refer the matter to a senior colleague due to the FD’s sanctioning.
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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The result of a substantive audit test at Alex Manufacturing Ltd is set out below.

The materiality threshold set for substantive tests was £1,000.

For the result below, select the action to be taken by the audit senior.

• An arithmetical misstatement of £5,000 found

Select ONE answer:

1. Refer to a senior colleague
2. Redo the substantive test
3. Draw conclusion
4. Extend sample

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct – An arithmetic misstatement of £5,000 found would be above the materiality threshold and so the auditor should extend his sample.

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The result of a substantive audit test at Alex Manufacturing Ltd is set out below.

The materiality threshold set for substantive tests was £1,000.

For the result below, select the action to be taken by the audit senior.

• No misstatements found in inventory valuation

Select ONE answer:

1. Refer to a senior colleague
2. Redo the substantive test
3. Draw conclusion
4. Extend sample

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct – No misstatements are found therefore the appropriate action would be to draw a conclusion.
4. Not correct

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Alex Manufacturing Ltd has a head office and several branches.

The head office operates a continuous inventory counting system.

The system ensures that all items are counted at least twice a year and checked against inventory records.

During the interim audit, an examination of the counts undertaken by head office staff showed that differences between inventory records and the physical count frequently arise.

Usually, actual inventory levels at branches are higher than book inventory.

Which one of the following explains this difference?

Select ONE answer:

1. Unrecorded write offs of scrapped inventory
2. Unrecorded branch requisitions
3. Unrecorded purchase returns
4. Unrecorded branch returns

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 2

1. Not correct
2. Correct – Actual inventory levels at branches are higher than book inventory – ie, there must be unrecorded goods inwards. Only unrecorded branch requisitions (goods coming in from head office) would explain this. Al the others would lean to book inventory higher than actual inventory.
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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