Week 2 Discussion Questions Chapters 6 & 8 1. Why is audit planning so important? What is the most important step in audit planning? Why is this step so important? Posted on wed 5/8/2013 Responded to one classmates on 5/08/2013 Auditing planning is important because it helps the auditor determine his/her approach to the audit. There are two considerations that affect the approach: 1). Sufficient appropriate evidence must be accumulated to meet the auditor’s professional
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Running head: BEGINNING THE AUDIT REPORT � PAGE �1� BEGINNING THE AUDIT REPORT � PAGE �10� BEGINNING THE AUDIT REPORT ROSA BERNAL ACC/546 November 01‚ 2014 Thomas House Beginning the Audit Report To: Directors of Apollo Shoes. I would like to thank you for vesting your company and trust in our firm to be your auditors. In this letter an explanation of the general terms and the process of our audit will be defined. This is only an educational purpose letter and is not an agreement. THE
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CHAPTER 12 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 26. The capital budget for the year is approved by a company’s a. board of directors. b. capital budgeting committee. c. officers. d. stockholders. 27. All of the following are involved in the capital budgeting evaluation process except a company’s a. board of directors. b. capital budgeting committee. c. officers. d. stockholders. 28. Most of the capital budgeting methods use a. accrual accounting numbers. b. cash flow
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financial reporting. The criteria for internal controls has been established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). “The COSO internal components include the following: 1) Control Environment‚ 2) Risk Assessment‚ 3) Control Activities‚ 4) Information and Communication 5) Monitoring” (Arens‚ Elder‚ & Beasley‚ 2007‚ p. 294). AOW has followed the criteria set forth by COSO and also by generally accepted auditing principles for the purpose of expressing an opinion
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Individual Text Assignment Chapters 5‚ 6‚ and 7 Karen L. Spencer ACC/491 Contemporary Auditing I December 3‚ 2012 Kimberly Jordan‚ MBA Individual Text Assignment Chapters 5‚ 6‚ and 7 Chapter 5 Comprehensive Question 5-30 (Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s financial statements‚ an auditor identified the following issues that need attention. Required Identify the assertion for items 1 through 11. 1. The allowance for doubtful accounts is fairly presented in amount
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file of ACC 491 Week 3 Discussion Question 3 includes: What are the two types of audit tests? What are some examples of each of these two types of tests? How will the auditor use the data gathered from these tests? Business - General Business ACC 491 Week 1 Individual Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Paper ACC 491 Week 2 Individual Assignments From the Text ACC 491 Week 2 Learning Team Auditing‚ Attestation‚ and Assurance Services Paper ACC 491 Week 3 Individual
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This paperwork - ACC 422 Week 3 Discussion Questions - consists of: DQ 1: What is the purpose of depreciation? Does the book value of a fixed asset (cost minus accumulated depreciation) communicate to a user what the asset is worth? Explain why or why not. Should the financial statements reflect the value of fixed assets? Explain why or why not. DQ 2: What is an intangible asset? Should all intangible assets be subject to amortization? Explain why or why not. Why are some
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Recession 0.20 0% 2% 3% a) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of return for Small‚ Big and the market portfolio b) Calculate the covariance between Small and Big; between Small and the market‚ and between Big and the market. c) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of return for a portfolio that consists of ½ Big and ½ Small. d) Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of return for a portfolio that consists of 3/4 Big and 1/4 Small.
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This paperwork of ACC 440 Week 3 Discussion Questions shows the solutions to the following problems: DQ1: What are some of the issues we may run into when consolidating financial statements at period end? What types of transactions need to be addressed in a consolidation? DQ2: Why do most parent companies acquire 100 percent ownership of the subsidiary when 51 percent would grant them economic control? What are the economic reasons supporting more than a 51 percent ownership level?
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1. Refer to the following information: Stock | E(r) | | Correlation Coefficients | 1 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 1 with 2: -0.10 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 1 with 3: +0.60 | 3 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 2 with 3: +0.05 | A portfolio is formed as follows: sell short $1‚000 of Stock 1; buy $1‚500 of Stock 2; buy $1‚500 of Stock 3. The investor uses $1‚000 of his own equity‚ with the remaining amount borrowed at a risk-free interest rate of 4% (with continuous compounding). (a) Assuming that there are no restrictions
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