An auditor decided to confirm accounts payable to accomplish a low level of detection risk for the

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An auditor decided to confirm accounts payable to accomplish a low level of detection risk for the completeness assertion. Which of the following is the most reasonable sampling plan?

a. Confirm accounts payable with an emphasis on all vendors including zero and small balances.

b. Confirm accounts payable with an emphasis on the largest account payables.

c. Confirm accounts payable using probability-proportionate-to- size sampling.

d. Confirm accounts payable with an emphasis on new vendors, irrespective of the size of the account balance.

Accounts Payable
Accounts payable (AP) are bills to be paid as part of the normal course of business.This is a standard accounting term, one of the most common liabilities, which normally appears in the balance sheet listing of liabilities. Businesses receive...
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Auditing A Practical Approach with Data Analytics

ISBN: 978-1119401742

1st edition

Authors: Raymond N. Johnson, Laura Davis Wiley, Robyn Moroney, Fiona Campbell, Jane Hamilton

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