Multiple Choice
SCA is auditing a client's accounts receivable balance recorded at $10 million using MUS.The following parameters have been established for this account: -Tolerable misstatement = $500,000
-Expected misstatement = $100,000
-Risk of incorrect acceptance = 10 percent
Which of the following statements would not be true with respect to the sample size in this situation?
A) The correct sample size is 69 customer accounts.
B) Decreasing tolerable misstatement from $500,000 to $200,000 (holding all other factors constant) will reduce the sample size by 331 accounts.
C) If SCA wishes to reduce its exposure to the risk of incorrect acceptance to 5 percent (holding all other factors constant) ,sample size will be increased by 24 accounts.
D) Increasing expected misstatement to $200,000 (holding all other factors constant) will increase the sample size to 115 customer accounts.
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