when financial statements are presented in comparative form and another auditor performed the audit of the prior year's financial statements, which of the following is the most appropriate option for the current year's auditors?

The current auditors could refer to the prior year's opinion$/$report OR have the prior auditors issue their report again.

The current auditors report could ignore the prior year's numbers and not refer to whether they were audited or not

The auditors could re$-$audit the prior year's financial statements and report on both years.

The current auditors could disclaim an opinion on the prior year's financial statements.