Platelets circulate in the blood for about 10 days, so they need to be constantly replenished. What possible pathology may a patient have with the number of platelets indicated above?

4. The Athletic Department at State University has created numerous logos and designs foruse in their merchandising program. For each logo and design, State University Athletics has sought and received federal trademark registration. The athletic department has recently hired you as a new assistant athletic director to oversee the merchandising program and to develop a licensing program for State University Athletics marks and logos. Upon your arrival, the new merchandising and licensing athletic director discovers that dozens of local businesses, charitable organizations, and schools are using the mark and logos throughout the state. First, assuming such use is unauthorized, what must State University show in order to prevail if it decided to pursue trademark infringement actions against these users, and how would such showing be made? Second, assuming your boss would want to file a lawsuit only as a last resort, what steps would you recommend to curb this unauthorized use?

SECTION A

This section consists of ONE (1) compulsory question

QUESTION 1

ABC Ltd is a wholesaler of furniture which has been in operation for ten years. It buys furniture from five major manufacturers and sells them to a range of customers. The company currently has a customer base of over 500 customers most of which are credit customers. The receivables balance comprises customers owing up to $2,000,000 to smaller balances of about $10,000, all with many different due dates for payments and credit limits. The level of receivables is considerably higher than last year and there are concerns about the creditworthiness of some customers.

The company has only recently computerised its operations including its accounting system. Manual invoices, receipts and cheques have been replaced with computer-generated documents. The sub-ledgers are now maintained in the accounting software which have facilitated more timely generation of statements much to the delight of customers. The sales process is initiated by a Purchase Order from the customer which is used to raise a system generated Sales Invoice and Delivery Slip. A copy of the Delivery Slip is given to the Security at the gate for logging and check off to allow passage of goods through the gate; another copy of the Delivery Slip is given for the customer to sign and then returned to the Sales Dept. All information is stored on ABC Ltd’s computer systems. There is no backup of data off site. The client’s staff are helpful although they cannot confirm completeness of documentation for the system.

You are the audit senior in charge assigned for ABC Ltd’s audit and you are in the process of planning the current year’s audit. You are contemplating the changes in the client’s audit environment and the impact that these changes will have on the audit risk and the audit methodology. Your audit assistant is curious why it is necessary to plan the audit from one year to the next. Why not just copy the previous year’s workpapers?

Required

1. Explain to the audit assistant the importance of and some of the benefits [at least four benefits] to be derived from having a tailored audit plan for each audit.

2. (a) Based on your risk assessment of the new computerized information system (CIS) environment, list two inherent risks of CIS you have identified and discuss how these factors impact the overall audit risk

(b) Outline the audit procedure which you will use in response to each risk identified in (a) above in planning the audit?

(c) State the approach for auditing in a computerized environment which you are using to design tests for testing controls over processing of data. Explain the reason for your choice, highlighting the benefits and drawbacks. State any assumption made as to resource availability.

(d) Explain how the choice of approach in (c) above is likely to impact audit risk? Identify the audit risk component which is most likely to be affected.

3. (a) Your audit plan notes that you will be testing the system of internal controls for the ‘three Es’. Explain the ‘three Es’ and the impact these will have on the audit if positive and if negative.

(b) State the audit procedure you will be using for the following:

i) To test the control over completeness of sales

ii) To test the accuracy and existence of receivables balances

(c) List the set of management assertions for “Sales” and “Accounts Receivable” which you will be testing.

SECTION B

This section consists of THREE (3) questions of TEN (10) marks each.

You are required to answer TWO (2) questions ONLY

QUESTION 2

(a) ISA 230 Audit Documentation requires auditors to prepare audit documentation for an audit of financial statements on a timely basis.

Required:

Describe FOUR benefits of documenting audit work.

(b) List and describe the THREE (3) characteristics of good quality audit evidence

(c) Outline THREE (3) methods of obtaining audit evidence and comment on the reliability of such evidence (high reliability / moderate reliability / poor reliability)

QUESTION 3

ISA 520 Analytical Procedures explain the concept of analytical procedures and its uses throughout the audit.

Required:

(i) What is meant by the term ‘analytical procedures’ (1 mark)

(ii)What are the different types of analytical procedures available to the auditor

(iii) Identify and explain THREE (3) opportunities for using analytical procedure during the different stages of the audit, including how the auditor may use such information derived from the analysis.

(3 marks)

(iv) Outline THREE (3) important factors to consider in using analytical procedure as a substantive test

QUESTION 4

ISA 700 Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements requires auditors to produce an audit report. This report should contain a number of consistent elements so that users are able to understand what the audit report means.

Required:

Describe the content to be found in the any FOUR (4) components of an auditor’s unmodified report, and explain the purpose of each.

(b) Based on the provisions of ISA 700 Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements,

outline (i) the TWO (2) areas of management responsibilities and (ii) the auditor’s responsibility which should be clearly set out in the audit report      

(c) The auditor is required to state the set of laws and regulations which it complied with in conducting the audit. Explain why it is important to disclose this information and the possible consequence of non-disclosure of this information

SECTION C

This section consists of TEN (10) Multiple Choice questions

You are required to answer all questions

QUESTION 5

Required:

Select the correct answer and record in your Answer Booklet

When the financial statements are fairly stated but the auditor concludes there is substantial doubt whether the client can continue in existence, the auditor should issue a/ an

Adverse opinion

Qualified opinion only

Unqualified opinion

Unqualified opinion with explanatory paragraph

Although the quantity, type, and content of audit documentation will vary with the circumstances, audit documentation generally will include the

Copies of those client records examined by the auditor during the course of the engagement.

Evaluation of the efficiency and competence of the audit staff assistants by the partner responsible for the audit.

Auditor’s comments concerning the efficiency and competence of client management personnel.

Auditing procedures followed and the testing performed in obtaining evidential matter

The most reliable type of audit evidence that an auditor can obtain is

Physical examination by the auditor

Calculations by the auditor from company records

Confirmations received directly from third parties.

External documents

Which of the following statements relating to internal and external auditors is correct?

Internal auditors are required to be members of a professional body

Internal auditors’ scope of work should be determined by those charged with governance

External auditors report to those charged with governance

Internal auditors can never be independent of the company

Which TWO of the following controls of a sales system ensure that all goods despatched are completely and accurately invoiced?

Good Dispatched Notes are matched to sales invoices

Sales invoices are sequentially numbered

Sales invoices are matched to customer orders

Regular review of unfulfilled orders

I and II

II and IV

II and III

I and IV

Which of the following is a substantive audit procedure for wages and salaries?

Inspect a sample of clock cards for evidence of authorisation by a responsible official

Recalculate a sample of payroll deductions such as payroll taxes to confirm accuracy

Attempt to access and make changes to the payroll master file using the log on for a junior clerk

Interview the payroll clerk to ascertain how overtime pay is processed and the documents used

Which of the following is not an inherent risk of a Computerised Information System (CIS) environment?

Lack of audit trail

Lack of supervision of IT staff

Poor network connectivity resulting in system downtime

Lack of segregation of duties in the processing of data

Which of the following types of documentary evidence should the auditor consider to be the most reliable?

A sales invoice issued by the client and supported by a delivery receipt from an outside trucker.

Confirmation of an account payable balance mailed by and returned directly to the auditor.

A check issued by the company and bearing the payee's endorsement which is included with the bank statement mailed directly to the auditor.

An audit schedule prepared by the client's controller and reviewed by the client's treasurer.

The auditor will issue and adverse auditor's opinion if

The scope of the audit is limited by the client

The exception to the fairness of presentation is so material that an "except" opinion is not justified

The auditor did not perform sufficient auditing procedures to form an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole

Major uncertainties exist concerning the company's future

Which of the following best describes the reason why an independent auditor reports on financial statements?

A misappropriation of assets may exist, and it is more likely to be detected by independent auditors.

Different interests may exist between the company preparing the statements and the persons using the statements.

A misstatement of account balances may exist and is generally corrected as the result of the independent auditor’s work.

Poorly designed internal controls may be in existence.

Try to come up with an example of one occasion when you experienced consumer surplus and one occasion when you experienced producer surplus (two different experiences because you cannot experience consumer and producer surplus at the same time). Explain in detail. How did your experiences affect you personally and how you felt when you purchased or sold the product. Also, explain what would happen to price, quantity, producer surplus, consumer surplus and deadweight loss when either a price floor, price ceiling or tax is imposed on a market (choose one). How would you explain the concept of deadweight loss in your own words? (Awswer in 200 words if possible please )

consider the following information about three stocks:
state of economy.     probability of state of           
                                      economy
boom.                          0.20
normal.                        0.55
bust.                            0.25

rate of return if state occurs
stock A.           Stock B.           stock C
0.38.                  0.50.                0.50
0.16.                  0.14.                0.12
0.00.                -0.30.                -0.50

a-1. if your portfolio is invested 30%each in A and B and 40% in C, what is the portfolio expected return?
a-2. what is the variance?
a-3. what is the standard deviation?
b. if the expected T-bill rate is 3.70%,what is the expected risk premium on the portfolio?
c-1. if the expected inflation rate is 2.60%,what are the approximate and exact expected real returns on the portfolio?
c-2. what are the approximate and exact expected real risk premiums on the portfolio?

200 words about

why it is important for Google to have an effective Human Resource planning process and then discuss how you would assess the future demand for human resources at Google. Use examples in your discussion to further explain your answer.

Part-A

1. discuss the features of Activity-based costing system in detail.
2. Identify 2 specific Australian organisations that Activity-based costing system is suitable for, and explain why in detail.
3. Discuss the potential uses of the cost information for decision-making, to the managers in each of the 2 organisations selected in 2 above in detail.

What are your thoughts about what blaming people for various illnesses and perceived weaknesses say about the society that propagates that type of attitude?

(a) A sample of 12 of bags of Calbie Chips were weighed (to the nearest gram), and listed here as follows. [9 marks]

219, 226, 217, 224, 223, 216, 221, 228, 215, 229, 225, 229

Find a 95% confidence interval for the mean mass of bags of Calbie Chips.

(b) Professor GeniusAtCalculus has two lecture sections (A and B) of the same 4th year Advanced Calculus (AMA 4301) course in Semester 2. She wants to investigate whether section A students maybe ”smarter” than section B students by comparing their performances in the midterm test. A random sample of 12 students were taken from section A, with mean midterm test score of 78.8 and standard deviation 8.5; and a random sample of 9 students were taken from section B, with mean midterm test score of 86 and standard deviation 9.3. Assume the population standard deviations of midterm test scores for both sections are the same. Construct the 90% confidence interval for the difference in midterm test scores of the two sections. Based on the sample midterm test scores from the two sections, can Professor GeniusAtCalculus conclude that there is any evidence that one section of students are ”smarter” than the other section? Justify your conclusions. [8 marks]

(c) The COVID-19 (coronavirus) mortality rate of a country is defined as the ratio of the number of deaths due to COVID-19 divided by the number of (confirmed) cases of COVID-19 in that country. Suppose we want to investigate if there is any difference between the COVID-19 mortality rate in the US and the UK. On April 18, 2020, out of a sample of 671,493 cases of COVID-19 in the US, there was 33,288 deaths; and out of a sample of 109,754 cases of COVID-19 in the UK, there was 14,606 deaths. What is the 92% confidence interval in the true difference in the mortality rates between the two countries? What can you conclude about the difference in the mortality rates between the US and the UK? Justify your conclusions. [8 marks]

Fraud Red Flags: Pretend that you are a IRS revenue agent - what are some red flags that a specific tax transaction of tax return might not pass the “smell” test? What can taxpayers do to help protect themselves if they were chosen for an audit.