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3 You are an audit manager in Webb & Co, a firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. Your audit client, Mulligan Co,

designs and manufactures wooden tables and chairs. The business has expanded rapidly in the last two years, since

the arrival of Patrick Tiler, an experienced sales and marketing manager.

The directors want to secure a loan of $3 million in order to expand operations, following the design of a completely

new range of wooden garden furniture. The directors have approached LCT Bank for the loan. The bank’s lending

criteria stipulate the following:

‘Loan applications must be accompanied by a detailed business plan, including an analysis of how the finance will

be used. LCT Bank need to see that the finance requested is adequate for the proposed business purpose. The

business plan must be supported by an assurance opinion on the adequacy of the requested finance.’

The $3 million finance raised will be used as follows:

$000

Construction of new factory 1,250

Purchase of new machinery 1,000

Initial supply of timber raw material 250

Advertising and marketing of new product 500

Your firm has agreed to review the business plan and to provide an assurance opinion on the completeness of the

finance request. A meeting will be held tomorrow to discuss this assignment.

Required:

(a) Identify and explain the matters relating to the assurance assignment that should be discussed at the meeting

with Mulligan Co. (8 marks)

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第1题

—Did you get your financial records into shape for your audit next month?—（）Keeping a strict account of all our incoming and outgoing is not an easy task.

A.It seems our records are always a ltte incomplete

B.It's a piece of cake

C.I'm stil working on ironing out a few problems

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第2题

3 You are the manager responsible for the audit of Lamont Co. The company’s principal acti

vity is wholesaling frozen

fish. The draft consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2007 show revenue of $67·0 million

(2006 – $62·3 million), profit before taxation of $11·9 million (2006 – $14·2 million) and total assets of

$48·0 million (2006 – $36·4 million).

The following issues arising during the final audit have been noted on a schedule of points for your attention:

(a) In early 2007 a chemical leakage from refrigeration units owned by Lamont caused contamination of some of its

property. Lamont has incurred $0·3 million in clean up costs, $0·6 million in modernisation of the units to

prevent future leakage and a $30,000 fine to a regulatory agency. Apart from the fine, which has been expensed,

these costs have been capitalised as improvements. (7 marks)

Required:

For each of the above issues:

(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and

(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,

in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Lamont Co for the year ended

31 March 2007.

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第3题

（c) During the year Albreda paid $0·1 million （2004 – $0·3 million) in fines and penalties

(c) During the year Albreda paid $0·1 million (2004 – $0·3 million) in fines and penalties relating to breaches of

health and safety regulations. These amounts have not been separately disclosed but included in cost of sales.

(5 marks)

Required:

For each of the above issues:

(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and

(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,

in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Albreda Co for the year ended

30 September 2005.

NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.

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第4题

The following scenario relates to questions 6–10You are an audit manager at Blenkin &

The following scenario relates to questions 6–10

You are an audit manager at Blenkin & Co and are approaching the end of the audit of Sampson Co, which is a large listed retailer. The draft financial statements currently show a profit before tax of $6·5m and revenue of $66m for the financial year ended 30 June 20X6. You have been informed that the finance director left Sampson Co on 31 May 20X6.

As part of the subsequent events audit procedures, you reviewed post year-end board meeting minutes and discovered that a legal case for unfair dismissal has been brought against Sampson Co by the finance director. During a discussion with the Human Resources (HR) director of Sampson Co, you established that the company received notice of the proposed legal claim on 10 July 20X6.

The HR director told you that Sampson Co’s lawyers believe that the finance director’s claim is likely to be successful, but estimate that $150,000 is the maximum amount of compensation which would be paid. However, management does not intend to make any adjustments or disclosures in the financial statements.

Blenkin & Co has a responsibility to perform. procedures to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence that subsequent events are appropriately reflected in the financial statements of Sampson Co.

Subsequent events procedures should be performed between the date of the financial statements and WHICH DATE？

A.The date the subsequent events review is performed

B.The date of approval of the financial statements

C.The date of the auditor’s report

D.The date the financial statements are issued

If, after the financial statements have been issued, Blenkin & Co becomes aware of a fact which may have caused its report to be amended, the firm should consider several possible actions.

Which of the following are appropriate actions for Blenkin & Co to take？

(1) Discuss the matter with management and, where appropriate, those charged with governance

(2) Obtain a written representation from management

(3) Consider whether the firm should resign from the engagement

(4) Enquire how management intends to address the matter in the financial statements where appropriate

A.1 and 2

B.1 and 4

C.2 and 3

D.3 and 4

Which of the following audit procedures should be performed to form. a conclusion as to whether the financial statements require amendment in relation to the unfair dismissal claim？

(1) Inspect relevant correspondence with Sampson Co’s lawyers

(2) Write to the finance director to confirm the claim and level of damages

(3) Review the post year-end cash book for evidence of payments to the finance director

(4) Request that management confirm their views in a written representation

A.1, 2 and 3

B.1, 2 and 4

C.1, 3 and 4

D.2, 3 and 4

You are drafting the auditor’s report for Sampson Co and the audit engagement partner has reminded you that the report will need to reflect the requirements of ISA 701 Communicating Key Audit Matters in the Independent Auditor’s Report.

According to ISA 701, which of the following should be included in the ‘Key Audit Matters’ paragraph in the auditor’s report？

A.Matters which required significant auditor attention

B.Matters which result in a modification to the audit opinion

C.All matters which were communicated to those charged with governance

D.All matters which are considered to be material to the financial statements

Which of the following audit opinions will be issued if the unfair dismissal case is NOT adjusted for or disclosed within the financial statements？

A.A qualified audit opinion as the financial statements are materially misstated

B.A qualified audit opinion as the auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate evidence

C.An unmodified opinion with an emphasis of matter paragraph

D.An unmodified audit opinion

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第5题

The following scenario relates to questions 1–5You are an audit senior of Viola & Co a

The following scenario relates to questions 1–5

You are an audit senior of Viola & Co and are currently conducting the audit of Poppy Co for the year ended 30 June 20X6.

Materiality has been set at $50,000, and you are carrying out the detailed substantive testing on the year-end payables balance. The audit manager has emphasised that understatement of the trade payables balance is a significant audit risk.

Below is an extract from the list of supplier statements as at 30 June 20X6 held by the company and corresponding payables ledger balances at the same date along with some commentary on the noted differences:

The following scenario relates to questions 1–5You

Carnation Co

The difference in the balance is due to an invoice which is under dispute due to faulty goods which were returned on 29 June 20X6.

Lily Co

The difference in the balance is due to the supplier statement showing an invoice dated 28 June 20X6 for $70,000 which was not recorded in the financial statements until after the year end. The payables clerk has advised the audit team that the invoice was not received until 2 July 20X6.

The audit manager has asked you to review the full list of trade payables and select balances on which supplier statement reconciliations will be performed.

Which of the following items should you select for testing？

(1) Suppliers with material balances at the year end

(2) Suppliers which have a high volume of business with Poppy Co

(3) Major suppliers with nil balances at the year end

(4) Major suppliers where the statement agrees to the ledger

A.1 only

B.1, 2 and 3 only

C.2 and 4 only

D.1, 2, 3 and 4

Which of the following audit procedures should be performed in relation to the balance with Lily Co to determine if the payables balance is understated？

A.Inspect the goods received note to determine when the goods were received

B.Inspect the purchase order to confirm it is dated before the year end

C.Review the post year-end cashbook for evidence of payment of the invoice

D.Send a confirmation request to Lily Co to confirm the outstanding balance

Which of the following audit procedures should be carried out to confirm the balance owing to Carnation Co？

(1) Review post year-end credit notes for evidence of acceptance of return

(2) Inspect pre year-end goods returned note in respect of the items sent back to the supplier

(3) Inspect post year-end cash book for evidence that the amount has been settled

A.1, 2 and 3

B.1 and 3 only

C.1 and 2 only

D.2 and 3 only

The audit manager has asked you to review the results of some statistical sampling testing, which resulted in 20% of the payables balance being tested.

The testing results indicate that there is a $45,000 error in the sample: $20,000 which is due to invoices not being recorded in the correct period as a result of weak controls and additionally there is a one-off error of $25,000 which was made by a temporary clerk.

What would be an appropriate course of action on the basis of these results？

A.The error is immaterial and therefore no further work is required

B.The effect of the control error should be projected across the whole population

C.Poppy Co should be asked to adjust the payables figure by $45,000

D.A different sample should be selected as these results are not reflective of the population

To help improve audit efficiency, Viola & Co is considering introducing the use of computer assisted audit techniques (CAATs) for some audits. You have been asked to consider how CAATs could be used during the audit of Poppy Co.

Which of the following is an example of using test data for trade payables testing？

A.Selecting a sample of supplier balances for testing using monetary unit sampling

B.Recalculating the ageing of trade payables to identify balances which may be in dispute

C.Calculation of trade payables days to use in analytical procedures

D.Inputting dummy purchase invoices into the client system to see if processed correctly

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第6题

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Hawthorn Enterprises Co (Hawthorn) manufactures and distributes fashion clothing to retail stores. Its year end was 31 March 2015. You are the audit manager and the year-end audit is due to commence shortly. The following three matters have been brought to your attention.

Hawthorn receives monthly statements from its main suppliers and although these have been retained, none have been reconciled to the payables ledger as at 31 March 2015. The engagement partner has asked the audit senior to recommend the procedures to be performed on supplier statements.(3 marks)

(ii) Bank reconciliation

During last year’s audit of Hawthorn’s bank and cash, significant cut off errors were discovered with a number of post year-end cheques being processed prior to the year end to reduce payables. The finance director has assured the audit engagement partner that this error has not occurred again this year and that the bank reconciliation has been carefully prepared. The audit engagement partner has asked that the bank reconciliation is comprehensively audited. (4 marks)

(iii) Receivables

Hawthorn’s receivables ledger has increased considerably during the year, and the year-end balance is $2·3 million compared to $1·4 million last year. The finance director of Hawthorn has requested that a receivables circularisation is not carried out as a number of their customers complained last year about the inconvenience involved in responding. The engagement partner has agreed to this request, and tasked you with identifying alternative procedures to confirm the existence and valuation of receivables. (5 marks)

Required:

Describe substantive procedures you would perform. to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in relation to the above three matters.

Note: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three matters above.

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第7题

（b) A sale of industrial equipment to Deakin Co in May 2005 resulted in a loss on disposal

(b) A sale of industrial equipment to Deakin Co in May 2005 resulted in a loss on disposal of $0·3 million that has

been separately disclosed on the face of the income statement. The equipment cost $1·2 million when it was

purchased in April 1996 and was being depreciated on a straight-line basis over 20 years. (6 marks)

Required:

For each of the above issues:

(i) comment on the matters that you should consider; and

(ii) state the audit evidence that you should expect to find,

in undertaking your review of the audit working papers and financial statements of Keffler Co for the year ended

31 March 2006.

NOTE: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three issues.

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第8题

（a) （i) Identify and explain FOUR financial statement assertions relevant to classes of tr

(a) (i) Identify and explain FOUR financial statement assertions relevant to classes of transactions and events for the year under audit; and

(ii) For each identified assertion, describe a substantive procedure relevant to the audit of REVENUE. (8 marks)

(b) Hawthorn Enterprises Co (Hawthorn) manufactures and distributes fashion clothing to retail stores. Its year end was 31 March 2015. You are the audit manager and the year-end audit is due to commence shortly. The following three matters have been brought to your attention.

(i) Supplier statement reconciliations

Hawthorn receives monthly statements from its main suppliers and although these have been retained, none have been reconciled to the payables ledger as at 31 March 2015. The engagement partner has asked the audit senior to recommend the procedures to be performed on supplier statements. (3 marks)

(ii) Bank reconciliation

During last year’s audit of Hawthorn’s bank and cash, significant cut off errors were discovered with a number of post year-end cheques being processed prior to the year end to reduce payables. The finance director has assured the audit engagement partner that this error has not occurred again this year and that the bank reconciliation has been carefully prepared. The audit engagement partner has asked that the bank reconciliation is comprehensively audited. (4 marks)

(iii) Receivables

Hawthorn’s receivables ledger has increased considerably during the year, and the year-end balance is $2·3 million compared to $1·4 million last year. The finance director of Hawthorn has requested that a receivables circularisation is not carried out as a number of their customers complained last year about the inconvenience involved in responding. The engagement partner has agreed to this request, and tasked you with identifying alternative procedures to confirm the existence and valuation of receivables. (5 marks)

Required:

Describe substantive procedures you would perform. to obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in relation to the above three matters.

Note: The mark allocation is shown against each of the three matters above.

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第9题

ISA 210 Agreeing the Terms of Audit Engagements requires auditors to agree the terms of an

engagement with those charged with governance and formalise these in an engagement letter.

Required:

(a) Identify and explain TWO factors which would indicate that an engagement letter for an existing audit client should be revised. (2 marks)

(b) List SIX matters which should be included within an audit engagement letter. (3 marks)

(c) Your audit firm has just won a new audit client, Milky Way Technologies Co (Milky Way), and you have been asked by the audit engagement partner to gain an understanding about the new client as part of the planning process.

Required:

Identify FIVE sources of information relevant to gaining an understanding of Milky Way Technologies Co and describe how this information will be used by the auditor. (5 marks)

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第10题

Recorder Communications Co （Recorder) is a large mobile phone company which operates a net

Recorder Communications Co (Recorder) is a large mobile phone company which operates a network of stores in countries across Europe. The company’s year end is 30 June 2014. You are the audit senior of Piano & Co. Recorder is a new client and you are currently planning the audit with the audit manager. You have been provided with the following planning notes from the audit partner following his meeting with the finance director.

Recorder purchases goods from a supplier in South Asia and these goods are shipped to the company’s central warehouse. The goods are usually in transit for two weeks and the company correctly records the goods when received. Recorder does not undertake a year-end inventory count, but carries out monthly continuous (perpetual) inventory counts and any errors identified are adjusted in the inventory system for that month.

During the year the company introduced a bonus based on sales for its sales persons. The bonus target was based on increasing the number of customers signing up for 24-month phone line contracts. This has been successful and revenue has increased by 15%, especially in the last few months of the year. The level of receivables is considerably higher than last year and there are concerns about the creditworthiness of some customers.

Recorder has a policy of revaluing its land and buildings and this year has updated the valuations of all land and buildings.

During the year the directors have each been paid a significant bonus, and they have included this within wages and salaries. Separate disclosure of the bonus is required by local legislation.

Required:

(a) Describe FIVE audit risks, and explain the auditor’s response to each risk, in planning the audit of Recorder Communications Co. (10 marks)

(b) Explain the audit procedures you should perform. in order to place reliance on the continuous (perpetual) counts for year-end inventory. (3 marks)

(c) Describe substantive procedures you should perform. to confirm the directors’ bonus payments included in the financial statements. (3 marks)

The finance director of Recorder informed the audit partner that the reason for appointing Piano & Co as auditors was because they audit other mobile phone companies, including Recorder’s main competitor. The finance director has asked how Piano & Co keeps information obtained during the audit confidential.

Required: (d) Explain the safeguards which your firm should implement to ensure that this conflict of interest is properly managed. (4 marks)

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第11题

You are an audit manager responsible for providing hot reviews on selected audit clients w

ithin your firm of Chartered

Certified Accountants. You are currently reviewing the audit working papers for Pulp Co, a long standing audit client,

for the year ended 31 January 2008. The draft statement of financial position (balance sheet) of Pulp Co shows total

assets of $12 million (2007 – $11·5 million).The audit senior has made the following comment in a summary of

issues for your review:

‘Pulp Co’s statement of financial position (balance sheet) shows a receivable classified as a current asset with a value

of $25,000. The only audit evidence we have requested and obtained is a management representation stating the

following:

(1) that the amount is owed to Pulp Co from Jarvis Co,

(2) that Jarvis Co is controlled by Pulp Co’s chairman, Peter Sheffield, and

(3) that the balance is likely to be received six months after Pulp Co’s year end.

The receivable was also outstanding at the last year end when an identical management representation was provided,

and our working papers noted that because the balance was immaterial no further work was considered necessary.

No disclosure has been made in the financial statements regarding the balance. Jarvis Co is not audited by our firm

and we have verified that Pulp Co does not own any shares in Jarvis Co.’

Required:

(b) In relation to the receivable recognised on the statement of financial position (balance sheet) of Pulp Co as

at 31 January 2008:

(i) Comment on the matters you should consider. (5 marks)

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