Audit Quality and Audit Firm Size: Revisited by Dan A. Simunic The University of British Columbia December‚ 2003 Background: 1. Audit quality is an important element of corporate governance – although it’s unclear whether audit quality and other aspects of corporate governance (e.g. director knowledge and independence) are fundamentally complements or substitutes. 2. Notion that audit quality varies systematically across classes of audit firms (now Big 4 vs. non-Big 4) has been
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Week 5 Assignment 1. In auditing the long-term investments account‚ an auditor is unable to obtain audited financial statements for an investee located in a foreign country. The auditor concludes that sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding this investment cannot be obtained. a. F. Either a disclaimer of opinion or an “except for” qualified opinion. –If the auditor is unable to obtain financial statements for an investee it is considered a scope limitation in which either a qualified
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confident. The Values of this brand: “Empowering”‚ “Individualistic”‚ “Innovative”. Brand Aura: Tone and shape your body to have healthy fitness lifestyle. Brand Promise: Tone key muscles 5 Current Brand Communication Audit Reebok 2012 campaign – Newer Ads featuring the celebrities. Reebok EasyTone Official Website Mobile Applications Social Networking Website Posters‚ Online Marketing‚ TV Ads.‚ 6 Competitor & Substitute Analysis Main category
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Theories of auditing There are several different theories that may explain the demand for audit services. Some of them are well known in research and some of them are more based on perceptions. Figure 1 illustrates four audit theories according to Hayes et al. (2005). The policeman theory claims that the auditor is responsible for searching‚ discovering and preventing fraud. In the early 20thcentury this was certainly the case. However‚ more recently the main focus of auditors has been to provide
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PolyTaste 2008: Service Audit Robert Hartman May‚ 2008 1 Agenda • • • • • • • What is a Service Audit? Dimensions of Service Guest Touch Points Event Environment Moments of Truth Observable Standards Audit Results 2 1 What is a Service Audit? • A Formal Study of Actual Service Performance – Based on Observable Standards – Performed by Disinterested Observers – Qualitative • Gathers Impressions • Characterizes Guest Experience – Quantitative • Gathers Data • Reports Operations
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CHAPTER 19: PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT‚ INDEPENDENCE‚ AND QUALITY CONTROL Ethics and Professional Conduct * Ethics- system or code of conduct based on moral duties and obligations that indicate how an individual should interact with others in society. * Professionalism- refers to the conduct‚ aims‚ or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or professional person. * Most important concepts: personal responsibility and integrity * Accounting profession has developed a Code
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Final Review Questions Chloe Granahan 1. Assume that the audit team notes the client has made a significant change in its product line which requires that new equipment be purchased. Which of the following would be of greatest concern to the auditor? A. Inappropriate book value of new equipment. B. Impaired value of new equipment. C. Impaired value of old equipment. D. Inappropriate depreciation calculation for new equipment. 2. A. B. C. D. Audit procedures should be proportional to which of the following
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Mohamed Abukhdair ENC 4416 Rhetorical Web Audit on ShortMoney.net Table of Contents Cover Page……………………………………………………………………………………1 Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………….……...2 Introduction………………………………………………………………………….………..3 Methodology………………………………………………………………………….………4 Summary of Findings……………………………………………………………….………5 Images………………………………………………………………………………….……...6 Analysis of Findings……………………………………………………………….………..7 Recommendations………………………………………………………………….……...10 Conclusion Works Cited…………………………………………………………………………
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Introduction History McDonald’s stock symbol is MCD and their codes are: SIC-5812 and NAICS-722211. As of March 1‚ 2011‚ the stock price was $74.89. The range in the last year has been from $63.43 to $80.34‚ so the current price is on the high end. [1] McDonald’s‚ founded in 1948‚ formed its first corporation in Illinois in April of 1956. As we all know‚ McDonald’s is in the food service industry. If you go in the store‚ you will find burritos‚ hashbrowns‚ McMuffins‚ sausage biscuits‚ hamburgers
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Regina for the period 1986 to 1988. Also‚ compute key liquidity‚ solvency‚ activity‚ and profitability ratios for the years 1987 and 1988. Given these data‚ identify what you believe were the high-risk financial statement line items for the 1988 Regina audit. I computed the ratios for 1986 as well as the required 1987 and 1988. The most interesting occurrence is how the values for the growth were not translated in the ratios. As sales increased‚ cost of goods sold decreased. This would indicate that
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