ACCT3000 Mock Final Exam Paper
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ACCT3000 Mock Final Exam Paper
ANSWER ALL FOUR (4) QUESTIONS.
[Total marks = 60 Marks]
QUESTION 1 (15 Marks)
You are the external auditor for ABCM Pty Ltd, a merchandising company. You have performed the following audit procedures:
(a) A random sample of creditors was selected from the invoices and reconciliations
(where appropriate) and agreed to the accounts payable ledger. (3 Marks)
(b) Developed a simple spreadsheet model to enable the recalculation of wages expenses. (3 Marks)
(c) Attended each monthly stock-take, selecting a sample of 130 items from the stock- sheets and agreeing them to the physical stock in the warehouse. (3 Marks)
(d) Gathered external confirmation from the financial controllers of two debtors of ABCM Pty Ltd, regarding a total outstanding amount of $60,000 at balance date. (3 Marks)
(e) Asked one of your assistants to vouch the legal title documents pertaining to ABCM
Pty Ltd’s machineries in the factory. (3 Marks)
Identify the key assertion that you are most likely testing with each of the above procedures and provide an explanation for your answer.
Solution:
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Key tested |
assertion |
Reason |
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(a) |
Completeness |
The auditor is tracing from the underlying source documents to the accounting records to check for any potential understatement issues. Tracing is likely being used to make sure, whether all the creditors that should have been recorded, have been recorded. Hance, the assertion of completeness. |
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(b) |
Accuracy |
The recalculation being performed here is to check the dollar value (accuracy assertion) of the payroll expenses recorded in the income statement. |
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(c) |
Existence |
Selected a sample of items from the stock sheets and physically verified their existence in the warehouse to confirm that the respective items of inventory which have been recorded actually exist. This audit procedure of conducting the audit trail from financial records to the source is called vouching and is conducted to test for overstatement issues. |
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(d) |
Existence |
External confirmation from the debtors is to verify and confirm that the both the outstanding debtors exist at balance date. |
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(e) |
Rights Obligations |
and |
Verifying whether the entity has legal title or equivalent ownership rights to the machineries. |
QUESTION 2 (15 Marks)
Ulysses Polytropos Ltd is an Australian company which manufactures travel products including suitcases, backpacks, wallets, hiking gear, clothing and other sundry travel- related items. The market for these products is characterised by fashion conscious customers, innovation in design, high levels of competition and product costs pressure from cheaper but high quality-products from a variety of manufacturers around Asia. The market continues to grow which creates new opportunities but also attracts new entrants into the market. Ulysses Polytropos operates at the high quality, and high price, end of the market and has in recent years seen a decline in demand for its products despite the overall buoyant market. This has been attributed to demand for cheaper products as well as domestic customers buying online from around the world. In order to address this decline, the company has tried to change its research and development division but has struggled to attract employees with the vision to take the company forward.
In order to reduce production costs, the organisation invested in new manufacturing plant and reorganised the factory layout to create more efficient processes. This required a significant investment, only some of which was able to be financed by long-term bank loans. Ulysses Polytropos has fully drawn down on its bank overdraft facility, the banks are unwilling to provide further funds and, in order to manage cash flows, creditor payment days have extended, leading to difficult relations with some key suppliers who will no longer do business with the company.
The forecast for the coming 12 months shows the cash position worsening so additional funds will be required to allow the company to continue meeting its obligations. The directors believe that it will take another 18 to 24 months to turn the business around and move back into profitability. The bank overdraft is being reviewed in two months’ time and the directors are confident that additional funds will be made available to allow the company to continue to trade for the next two years and then they will see the business
become successful again.
Required:
1. Identify and explain any indicators that there are doubts about Ulysses Polytropos Ltd’s ability to continue as a going concern. (7.5 Marks)
2. Audit risk is said to be a function of inherent risk, control risk and detection risk. Explain audit risk. Define and differentiate between each of its components. (7.5 Marks) (Total 15 Marks)
Solution:
1. Identify and explain any indicators that there are doubts about Ulysses Polytropos Ltd’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Going concern indicators:
o There has been a decline in demand for the company’s products, if this continues then it will be difficult to generate sufficient cash to survive as an organisation.
o The company is unable to recruit new research and development staff, this will make it difficult to develop new innovative products to meet the changing demands of customers.
o The company was unable to obtain the funds required to invest in new manufacturing plant, this would indicate that either the company has insufficient assets to provide the necessary security required by the bank or that the bank was not sufficiently confident in the company’s prospects to lend further funds. The prospects of obtaining new additional funds might be more difficult than the directors believe.
o The company is at its overdraft limit indicating immediate financial problems, the fact that some suppliers are not getting paid on time suggests that the company is unable to pay its debts today, it may be insolvent.
o The loss of key suppliers, the cash flow problems have meant that suppliers are no longer trading with the organisation which may mean difficulty in getting supplies leading to production problems.
o The forecast indicates continuing problems with cash flows for at least 12 months and possibly as long as 24 months; this will place greater difficulty on paying suppliers.
All these difficulties indicate that the organisation is going to have difficulty convincing the bank to provide additional funds. Without these funds, it would appear that the company is unlikely to survive 12 months never mind the possibility of 24 months that may be needed before things start to get better.
2. ASA 200 describes audit risk and its components. Audit risk (AR) is the risk that the auditor gives an inappropriate opinion on financial statements that are materially misstated.
The three components of audit risk are:
Inherent risk (IR) is the possibility that a material misstatement could occur in the absence of related internal controls. This risk exists independently of the audit of a financial report. The auditor cannot change the actual level of inherent risk.
Control risk (CR) is the risk that a material misstatement could occur and not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the entity’s internal control structure. Control risk is a function of the effectiveness of the client’s internal control structure policies and procedures.
Detection risk (DR) is the risk that any remaining misstatements will not be detected by the auditor’s substantive procedures. Detection risk is a function of the effectiveness of audit procedures and their application by the auditor.
QUESTION 3 (15 Marks)
Your client is Queenscorp Ltd, a diversified business operating throughout Australia. Year- end was 30 June 2011, the auditor’s report was signed on 31 July 2011 and the financial statements were mailed to shareholders on 14 August 2011.
During your subsequent events review you noted the following independent and material items:
1. Queenscorp has been involved in a legal dispute with a competitor for a number of years. The dispute relates to alleged breaches of copyright by Queenscorp. On 27th July you discovered that Queenscorp had settled legal action out of court on terms more favourable than expected.
2. On 10th July one of Queenscorp’s major product lines developed a fault that rendered the product unusable. Queenscorp became aware of the fault on 30 July. Although the fault posed no safety risks to consumers, Queenscorp decided to launch a full product recall on the following day.
3. Queenscorp has invested significant funds in developing a new type of cholesterol- reducing margarine. On 7th July Queenscorp applied for a patent for the margarine, only to discover that the competitor has lodged a similar application previously. The granting of Queenscorp’s application is now in doubt.
4. Queenscorp’s bank loan is conditional upon certain ratios being maintained at all times. On 20th August you discovered that one of the ratios was breached for a 24- hour period on 18th August.
5. In early June, one of Queenscorp’s largest debtors informed Queenscorp that it was experiencing serious financial difficulties. On 5 July, Queenscorp was informed that the debtor had gone into receivership. Preliminary reports suggest Queenscorp will recover only 10 cents in the dollar ofthe outstanding debt.
Required
(1) Describe your obligations as the auditor to each of the above subsequent events. Justify your answers, with reference to the relevant standard. (5 X 1 Mark = 5 Marks)
(2) For each of the events described above, select the appropriate action from the list
below and justify your response:
A Adjust the 30 June 2011 financial report.
B Disclose the information in a note to the 30 June 2011 financial report.
C Request the client recall the 30 June 2011 financial report for revision.
D No action is required. (5 X 1 Mark = 5 Marks)
(3) What additional information would you obtain in relation to each of the events described above? (5 X 1 Mark = 5 Marks) (Total 15 Marks)
Solution:
Period 1 events: Events after balance sheet date (30 June 2011) but before the date of the audit report (31 July 2011).
Period 2 events: Events after the audit report date (31 July 2011) but before the date the client issues financial statements (14 August 2011).
Period 3 events: Events after the client issues financial statements (14 August 2011).
Balance Sheet Date Audit Report Financials Issued
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1.
Requirements (1) & (2): A. This is a post balance date event relating to conditions existing at balance date i.e. it is an adjusting event. Any loss or costs payable that can be verified should be recorded as litigation costs or liability in the accounts. As the dispute has been there for a number of years, the company would have a contingent liability account for this dispute. This would have been transferred to liability account which is incorporated within the financial statements as the legal dispute has been resolved. This is a period 1 event (ASA 560. 6, 7, 8) wherein the auditor has proactive responsibility. Hence, the auditor must request management to adjust the 30 June 2011 financial report.
Requirement (3): The auditor will need to discuss with management regarding the settlement of the legal dispute and review the evidence of what amounts have been agreed upon to be paid etc. The auditor should also contact the audit client’s solicitor about a solicitor’s representation letter regarding this before the audit report is due to
be signed so as to establish any loss that should be recorded in the accounts. 2.
Requirements (1) and (2): B. This is a post balance date event relating to conditions existing after the balance date i.e. it is a non-adjusting event. This event occurred after the balance date but before the audit report date. This is a period 1 event (ASA 560. 6, 7, 8) wherein the auditor has proactive responsibility. The appropriate action for the auditor is to request that management disclose the facts in the financial report.
Requirement (3): The auditor should discuss with management about the faulty product lines and the launch of a full product recall. The further evidence to be obtained
would be documentation to ensure that the dates given by the management were correct.
3.
Requirements (1) and (2): B. This event occurred after the balance date but before the audit report date. This is a period 1 event (ASA 560. 6, 7, 8) wherein the auditor has proactive responsibility. The auditor should recommend the management to disclose the event and its implications within the notes of the financial statements as Queenscorp has invested significant funds in developing the new type of margarine. The application has just been lodged and there is uncertainty about the results so there isn’t a need for adjust in the financial report.
Requirement (3): The auditor should confirm the dates on which Queenscorp has applied for a patent for a new type of margarine. The auditor should also confirm with the patent registration office or discuss with a patent expert on the probability of the granting of Queenscorp’s application as well as discuss with management the implications of this event.
4.
Requirements (1) and (2): D. This event occurred after the financials were mailed out to shareholders. This is a period 3 event (ASA 560. 14) wherein the auditor has a reactive responsibility. In period 3 events, auditors have a responsibility to examine only events that come to their attention and that existed at the date of the auditor’s report. Since the event i.e. a breach in one of the ratios for a 24-hour period occurred after the audit report date, no action recommended for this year’s accounts.
Requirement (3): This event occurred after the financial reports have been mailed did not exist at the date of the mailing of the financial reports; therefore it is of no concern to you for this year’s accounts. The further evidence the auditor would seek would be documentation and contracts to ensure that the dates given to you by the general manager were correct.
5.
Requirements (1) and (2): A. This is a post balance date event relating to conditions existing at balance date i.e. it is an adjusting event. In early June, the debtor has informed Queenscorp that it has been experiencing serious financial difficulties and it had gone into receivership on 5 July. This is a period 1 event (ASA 560. 6, 7, 8) wherein the auditor has proactive responsibility. The auditor should request management to adjust the provision for bad debts account or the trade receivables account based on the preliminary reports that only 10% of the receivables are recoverable.
Requirement (3): The auditor should obtain an external confirmation from that particular debtor to ensure that it had gone into receivership and the amount that would be recoverable. The auditor should also confirm the date of receivership was in fact before the date of the audit report.
QUESTION 4 (15 Marks)
Consider each of the following independent and material situations. In each c a s e , assume that the financial report has been prepared and audited for the year ended 30 June 2010.
(a) Range Ltd, (Range) holds several parcels of land in suburban Sydney that are currently zoned non-residential. Range has valued land on a fair value basis under AASB 116 Property, Plant and Equipment. This year, however, Range revalued the land by adopting a registered valuer's estimate of the market value of the land. This estimate included a substantial increase in value based on the general community expectation that the land will soon be rezoned for residential use.
(b) A part of Prize Ltd.'s operations are in South America. Recent government changes have made it impossible for you to verify the key accounts of inventory, property, plant and equipment and cash and related income statement balances.
(c) Stonehouse Ltd.'s annual report includes a detailed graph showing sales and profit figures for the past 10 years. However, there are some inconsistencies between the graph and the figures in the audited financial report. Management does not want to change the graph because it would involve increased printing costs.
(d) Connect Ltd. (Connect) is a subsidiary of a Hong-Kong-based telecommunications company, Link Ltd. (Link). Connect has suffered significant losses during its five years of operation. In previous years this did not pose a problem from an audit point of view, as Link pledged sufficient cash each year to cover Connect's annual reporting costs. However, Link is only able to pledge cash to cover three months of Connect's 2010 operating costs. Connect has no realistic prospect of obtaining finance from any other source. However, the directors are still hopeful of finding a financier and so have not mentioned the problem in the financial report.
(e) The audit of Jones Ltd. Was extremely difficult, as the client did not maintain appropriate books and records during the year. Although the statutory registers were maintained, the accounting records were not updated for the first nine months of the year, as the company was without an accountant during this period. An accountant was employed in April and has tried to reconstruct records from the details of receipts and payments available. However, the accountant has been unable to reconcile the bank account and you are not satisfied that all transactions that occurred during the year are reflected in the financial report.
Required:
Assume that no adjustments are made. For each situation, identify the type of audit opinion required and explain the basis of your answers. Justify your answers, with reference to the relevant standard(s). (Total Marks: 5 X 3 Marks = 15 Marks)
Solution:
(a) Qualified opinion
Sufficient and appropriate audit evidence has been obtained (ASA 500.6). Valuing the land as though it had already been rezoned residential does not appear to represent its fair value (AASB 116). This uncorrected misstatement reflects on a disagreement with management. The effect of this is material, but not so material and pervasive as to require an adverse opinion (ASA 705.5). Hence, a qualified opinion must be issued (ASA 705.7a).
(b) Disclaimer of opinion
Sufficient and appropriate audit evidence has not been obtained, resulting in a limitation of scope (ASA 705.A8). You are unable to gain evidence on major assets and their related income statement balances (that is, there is a serious limitation on the scope of the audit). The undetected misstatements resulting from the non- verifiability of these amounts is likely to be so material and pervasive that it affects many aspects of the financial report, and so you are unlikely to be able to express an opinion (ASA/ISA 705.9- 10). Given the limitation of scope on three key balances in the balance sheet and the income statement, it appears the financial effect would be pervasive in nature (ASA 705.5). Therefore a qualified opinion is unlikely to be appropriate. Hence, a disclaimer of opinion must be issued (ASA 705.9- 10).
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