Reference no: EM132726197
Problem 1: In which of the following situations would an auditor most likely use a reliance strategy?
a. The company has been slow to update its IT system to reflect changes in billing practices.
b. The auditor hired an IT specialist whose report to the auditor reveals that the specialist did not perform sufficient procedures to allow the auditor to properly assess the effect of the IT system on control risk.
c. A company receives sales orders, bills customers, and receives payment based on information generated from its IT system, and no paper trail is generated.
d. The auditor has been unable to ascertain whether all changes to a company's IT system were properly authorized.
Problem 2: After obtaining an understanding of the company's internal control system, an auditor may decide to set control risk at the maximum level (i.e. take a substantive approach) for some assertions because he
a. Believes the internal controls are unlikely to be effective.
b. Determines that the pertinent internal control components are not well documented.
c. Performs tests of controls to restrict detection risk to an acceptable level.
d. Identifies internal controls that are likely to prevent material misstatements.
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