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

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Which of the following procedures would an auditor most likely perform in searching for unrecorded payables?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 purchaseorders.D.  Compare cash payments occurring after the balance sheet date with the accounts payable trial balance.Question#7 (AICPA.931137AUD-AU) In auditing accounts payable, an auditor's procedures most likely would focus primarily on management's assertion ofA.  Existence or occurrence.B.  Presentation and disclosure.C.  Completeness.D.  Valuation or allocation.Question#8 (AICPA.931126AUD-AU) To determine whether accounts payable are complete, an auditor performs a test to verify that all merchandise received is recorded. The population of documents for this test consists of allA.  Payment vouchers.

B.  Receiving reports.C.  Purchase requisitions.D.  Vendor's invoices.Question#9 (AICPA.930536AUD-AU) Which of the following is a substantive test that an auditor most likely would perform to verify the existence and valuation of recorded accounts payable?A.  Investigating the open purchase order file to ascertain that prenumbered purchase orders areused and accounted for.B.  Receiving the client's mail, unopened, for a reasonable period of time after the year end to search for unrecorded vendor's invoices.C.  Vouching selected entries in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger to purchase orders and receiving reports.D.  Confirming accounts payable balances with known suppliers who have zero balances.Question#10 (AICPA.911150AUD-AU) When searching for unrecorded liabilities at year end, an auditor most likely would examineA.  Cash receipts from related parties recorded before year end.B.  Confirmation requests returned by creditors whose accounts appear on a subsidiary trial balance of accounts payable.C.  Cash disbursements recorded in the period subsequent to year end.D.  Invoices dated a few days before and after year end to ascertain whether they have been properly recorded.Question#11 (AICPA.910510AUD-AU) Which of the following audit procedures is best for identifying unrecorded trade accounts payable?A.  Examining unusual relationships between monthly accounts payable balances and recorded cash payments.B.  Reconciling vendors' statements to the file of receiving reports to identify items received just prior to the balance sheet date.C.  Reviewing cash disbursements recorded subsequent to the balance sheet date to determine whether the related payables apply to the prior period.D.  Investigating payables recorded just prior to and just subsequent to the balance sheet date todetermine whether they are supported by receiving reports.Question#12 (AICPA.910503AUD-AU) 

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