Question 1

Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform in searching for unrecorded payables?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reconcile receiving reports with related cash payments made just prior to year-end.
B)  Contrast the ratio of accounts payable to purchases with the prior year's ratio.
C)  Vouch a sample of creditor balances to supporting invoices, receiving reports and purchase orders.
D)  For cash payments occurring after the balance sheet date, examine the date on the associated receiving report or vendor invoice to determine if it relates to the current audit period.

Question 2

A voucher:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a bill from the vendor.
B)  is a document that records the receipt of goods.
C)  is a document that requests goods from an authorized individual in the entity.
D)  serves as the basis for recording a vendor's invoice in the purchases journal.

Question 3

Accounts payable confirmations are used less frequently by auditors than accounts receivable confirmations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Listed below are six of the seven assertions about classes of transactions and events made in the purchasing process. For each, give an example of how an auditor could use one of the typical documents in the purchasing process to test the assertion.
Occurrence
Completeness
Authorization
Accuracy
Cutoff
Classification

Accepted Answer

Occurrence - The receiving report provides evidence regarding the occurrence assertion. This document records the receipt of goods. The auditor can test vouchers for the presence of an authorized receiving report to ensure that goods were actually received.
Completeness - The auditor can use the entity's vouchers and vendor invoices to test for completeness. In this case, the auditor will start with these documents and trace them to the purchases journal. This will provide assurance that all purchased items have been recorded.
Authorization - One example of a document used to test authorization is the purchase requisition form. This form is used to request goods or services for an authorized individual. The auditor can check that all purchase requisitions have been properly approved by reviewing these documents for authorization. This can be an important step in testing controls.
Accuracy - To test accuracy, an auditor can recalculate the amounts listed on the vendor invoice. This will help ensure that the proper amounts were paid and recorded in the journals.
Cutoff - The dates on the receiving reports and the dates on the vouchers can be compared with the dates in the purchases journal to test that the purchase transactions were recorded in the proper period.
Classification - The purchases journal is used to test for proper classification through an auditor's review of the journal. The journal provides details about each of the transactions made and to which accounts the transactions were posted.

Question 5

Identify whether the following tests are substantive analytical procedures, tests of details of transactions, or tests of details of account balances:
1)Test a sample of purchase requisitions for proper authorization.
2)Test transactions around year-end to determine if they are recorded in the proper period.
3)Review results of confirmation of selected accounts payable.
4)Compare payables turnover to previous years' data.
5)Obtain selected vendors' statements and reconcile to vendor accounts.
6)Compare purchase returns and allowances as a percentage of revenue or cost of sales to industry data.

Accepted Answer

1)Tests of details of transactions.
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Question 6

The accounts payable department receives the purchase order form to accomplish all of the following except to:

Accepted Answer

A)  compare invoice price to purchase order price.
B)  ensure that the purchase had been properly authorized.
C)  ensure that the goods had been received by the party requesting the goods.
D)  compare quantity ordered to quantity purchased.

Question 7

Assertions about account balances at the period end include:

Accepted Answer

A)  existence, completeness, and accuracy.
B)  existence, completeness, and classification.
C)  existence, rights and obligations, and completeness.
D)  existence, rights and obligations, and classification.

Question 8

With respect to a small company's system of purchasing supplies, an auditor's primary concern should be to obtain satisfaction that supplies ordered and paid for have been:

Accepted Answer

A)  requested and approved by authorized individuals who have no incompatible duties.
B)  received, counted, and checked to quantities and amounts on purchase orders and invoices.
C)  properly recorded as assets and systematically amortized over the estimated useful life of the supplies.
D)  used in the course of business and solely for business purposes during the year under audit.

Question 9

In testing controls over cash disbursements, an auditor most likely would determine that the person who signs the checks also:

Accepted Answer

A)  reviews the monthly bank reconciliation.
B)  returns the checks to accounts payable.
C)  is denied access to the supporting documents.
D)  is responsible for mailing the checks.

Question 10

Tests of controls for the occurrence assertion for purchases include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluating proper segregation of duties.
B)  testing a sample of vouchers for an authorized purchase order.
C)  testing a sample of vouchers for matching receiving reports.
D)  tracing a sample of vouchers to purchases journal.

Question 11

Describe three categories of expenses outlined in FASB Concept Statement No. 5.

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Question 12

An entity's procurement system ends with the assumption of a liability and the eventual payment of the liability. Which of the following best describes the auditor's primary concern with respect to liabilities resulting from the procurement system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accounts payable are not materially understated.
B)  Authority to incur liabilities is restricted to one designated person.
C)  Acquisition of materials is not made from one vendor or one group of vendors.
D)  Commitments for all purchases are made only after established competitive bidding procedures are followed.

Question 13

Purchase cutoff procedures should be designed to test whether or not all inventory:

Accepted Answer

A)  purchased and received before the year-end was recorded before year-end.
B)  on the year-end balance sheet was carried at lower of cost or market.
C)  on the year-end balance sheet was paid for by the company.
D)  owned by the company is in the possession of the company.

Question 14

Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform in searching for unrecorded liabilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trace a sample of accounts payable entries recorded just before year-end to the unmatched receiving report file.
B)  Compare a sample of purchase orders issued just after year-end with the year-end accounts payable trial balance.
C)  Vouch a sample of cash disbursements recorded just after year-end to receiving reports and vendor invoices.
D)  Scan the cash disbursements entries recorded just before year-end for indications of unusual transactions.

Question 15

A receiving report is used to document the ordering of goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following tests of details of transactions can be used as a dual-purpose test in conjunction with tests of controls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Test a sample of purchase requisitions for proper authorization.
B)  Obtain selected vendors' statements and reconcile to vendor accounts.
C)  Obtain listing of accounts payable and compare total to general ledger.
D)  Review results of confirmations of selected accounts payable.

Question 17

Match the test of controls described below to the appropriate assertion it is used to test.
-Review monthly bank reconciliations

Accepted Answer

A)  Completeness
B)  Occurrence
C)  Accuracy
D)  Cutoff
E)  AuthorizationF) Classification

Question 18

The authority to accept incoming goods in receiving should be based on a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  vendor's invoice.
B)  materials requisition.
C)  bill of lading.
D)  approved purchase order. D

Question 19

Substantive procedures to examine the cutoff assertion for accounts payable include:

Accepted Answer

A)  selecting a sample of vouchers and agreeing them to authorized purchase orders.
B)  selecting a sample of vouchers and agreeing them to the purchases journal.
C)  selecting a sample of receiving reports around year-end and comparing dates on related vouchers to dates in the purchases journal.
D)  recomputing the mathematical accuracy of a sample of vendor invoices.

Question 20

A debit memo:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduces the amount of accounts payable due to a vendor.
B)  reduces accounts payable when payment is made.
C)  is used by vendors to record cash payments received.
D)  authorizes a debit to purchases when goods are received. A

Exam 11: Auditing the Purchasing Process

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A voucher:

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Accounts payable confirmations are used less frequently by auditors than accounts receivable confirmations.

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The accounts payable department receives the purchase order form to accomplish all of the following except to:

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Assertions about account balances at the period end include:

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With respect to a small company's system of purchasing supplies, an auditor's primary concern should be to obtain satisfaction that supplies ordered and paid for have been:

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In testing controls over cash disbursements, an auditor most likely would determine that the person who signs the checks also:

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Tests of controls for the occurrence assertion for purchases include all of the following except:

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Describe three categories of expenses outlined in FASB Concept Statement No. 5.

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An entity's procurement system ends with the assumption of a liability and the eventual payment of the liability. Which of the following best describes the auditor's primary concern with respect to liabilities resulting from the procurement system?

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Purchase cutoff procedures should be designed to test whether or not all inventory:

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Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform in searching for unrecorded liabilities?

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A receiving report is used to document the ordering of goods.

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Which of the following tests of details of transactions can be used as a dual-purpose test in conjunction with tests of controls?

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Match the test of controls described below to the appropriate assertion it is used to test. -Review monthly bank reconciliations

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The authority to accept incoming goods in receiving should be based on a(n) :

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Substantive procedures to examine the cutoff assertion for accounts payable include:

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Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform in searching for unrecorded payables?

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A voucher:

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Assertions about account balances at the period end include:

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In testing controls over cash disbursements, an auditor most likely would determine that the person who signs the checks also:

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Purchase cutoff procedures should be designed to test whether or not all inventory:

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Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform in searching for unrecorded liabilities?

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