The following are an income statements and balance sheets for General Foods Ltd. REQUIRED a. Use professional

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The following are an income statements and balance sheets for General Foods Ltd.

The following are an income statements and balance sheets for
The following are an income statements and balance sheets for
The following are an income statements and balance sheets for
The following are an income statements and balance sheets for

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a. Use professional judgment in deciding on the preliminary judgment about materiality for profit, current assets, current liabilities and total assets. Your conclusions should be stated in terms of percentages and dollars.
b. Assume that you define materiality for this audit as a combined misstatement of operating profit before income tax of 10%. Also assume that you believe there is an equal likelihood of a misstatement of every account in the financial statements and that each misstatement is likely to result in an overstatement of profit. Allocate materiality to these financial statements as you consider appropriate.
c. Now, assume you have decided to allocate 75% of your preliminary judgment to accounts receivable, inventories and accounts payable because you believe all other accounts have a low inherent and control risk. How does this affect evidence accumulation on the audit?
d. Assume you complete the audit and conclude that your preliminary judgment about materiality for current assets, current liabilities and shareholders' equity has been met. The actual estimate of errors in profit exceeds your preliminary judgment. What should you do?

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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 Assurance Services and Ethics in Australia an Integrated Approach

ISBN: 978-1442539365

9th edition

Authors: Alvin A Arens, Peter J. Best, Greg Shailer, Brenton Fiedler

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