Question: Factor IR Factor (IR: Inherent Risk) CR Factor (CR: Control Risk) Why? Comments Impact on RMM (RMM: Risk of Material Misstatement) Impact on DR (DR:

Factor

IR Factor

(IR: Inherent Risk)

CR Factor

(CR: Control Risk)

Why? Comments

Impact on RMM

(RMM: Risk of Material Misstatement)

Impact on DR

(DR: Detection Risk)

1 Apollo advanced $1.25 million to Larry Lancaster's secretary. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
2 Apollo does not have adequate documentation supporting customer returns of product. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
3 Apollo has maintained a positive trend in net income over the past several years, and has a strategic emphasis on meeting profitability targets. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
4 Apollo has not allowed your firm to speak with the predecessor auditor about their withdrawal after last year's engagement. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/-(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
5 Apollo installed a new computer system mid-year. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
6 Apollo leases all their properties. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
7 Apollo requires a customer purchase order and credit approval in order to process a sale to a wholesale customer. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
8 Apollo suspended all R&D activities as a cost savings measure, and the lab will be converted into a gym for corporate executives. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
9 Apollo utilizes sales invoices and shipping documents are pre-numbered, but the sequence is not checked for missing invoices. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
10 Apollo's accounting and control manual has not been kept up to date. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
11 Apollo's CEO, Larry Lancaster, joined the company a few years ago. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
12 Apollo's credit manager reports to the VP of Marketing. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
13 Apollo's internal audit director, Karina Ramirez, just joined the company this year. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
14 Apollo's IT staff is small and precludes optimal segregation of duties over the information system. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
15 Apollo's sales to employees, COD sales, disposals of property, cash sales and scrap sales are not subject to the same set of controls as credit sales. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
16 In the current year Apollo has seen a significant increase in net income despite stagnant sales. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
17 Larry Lancaster, Apollo's new CEO is quite domineering and dictates accounting issues. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
18 Product litigation against Apollo has recently been settled, but Apollo admits no liability. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
19 Sales are below budget. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect
20 The internal audit director, Karina Ramirez, reports directly to the audit committee. Yes/No Yes/No +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect +(increase)/ -(decrease)/No effect

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