Month: September 2025

For each of the following situations, select the most appropriate audit approach that should be used by the assurance firm.

The audit of a new client, recently started up, with just a few employees in its accounting department………..?

Select ONE answer:

1. Tests of controls only
2. Substantive procedures only
3. Analytical procedures only
4. A mix of tests of controls and substantive procedures

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 => Substantive procedures only – a new client with few employees implies a lack of segregation of duties and hence high control risk. Therefore, reliance should not be placed on the internal control system. Audit evidence should be gathered using substantive procedures.
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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As part of his overall risk assessment, Alex, the audit partner, has concluded that detection risk must be low.

For the issue of sample sizes, please select the appropriate consequence of this conclusion………..?

Select ONE answer:

1. Higher
2. Lower
3. Bigger
4. Smaller

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 => If detection risk is low this means that the auditor must have a higher expectation of identifying errors and misstatements. Materiality is lower as the financial statements are more sensitive and sample sizes are increased so that more work is performed.
4. Not correct

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A furniture store and a local high-street bakery have the same markup on cost.

However, the gross profit margin of the furniture store is significantly higher than that of the bakery.

Which ONE of the following is a possible reason for this?

Select ONE answer:

1. The Bakery’s revenue is increasing, while that of the Furniture shop is decreasing
2. The Bakery has a higher level of wastage of inventory than the Furniture store
3. The Furniture shop takes advantage of trade discounts for bulk buying
4. The Bakery has a higher turnover of inventory than the Furniture store

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 => If the Bakery has a higher level of wastage of inventory than the Furniture shop, then the cost of wasted inventory will be treated as an expense in cost of sales. This will reduce the Bakery’s cost of sales independently of the mark-up applied. Cost of sales will therefore be high in relation to revenue, so the Bakery’s gross margin will be lower than the Furniture store’s.
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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As part of his overall risk assessment, Alex, the audit partner, has concluded that detection risk must be low.

For the issue of materiality, please select the appropriate consequence of this conclusion………..?

Select ONE answer:

1. Higher
2. Lower
3. Bigger
4. Smaller

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 => If detection risk is low this means that the auditor must have a higher expectation of identifying errors and misstatements. Materiality is lower as the financial statements are more sensitive and sample sizes are increased so that more work is performed.
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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Which ONE of the following would NOT increase inherent audit risk?

Select ONE answer:

1. A significant number of balances are based on estimates
2. The financial statements include complex transactions
3. The company is seeking to raise finance
4. Audit staff are inexperienced

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 => Incorrect sample sizes and inexperienced audit staff will affect detection risk.

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