(b) Describe five main barriers to an effective appraisal interview. (10 marks)
(b) Describe five main barriers to an effective appraisal interview. (10 marks)
(b) Describe five main barriers to an effective appraisal interview. (10 marks)
(b) Briefly describe the five extreme scores identified by Blake and Mouton. (5 marks)
(b) Describe five major barriers to good communication. (10 marks)
(c) Briefly describe five factors to be taken into account when deciding whether to use recruitment consultants.(5 marks)
(i) Describe FIVE types of procedures for obtaining audit evidence; and
(ii) For each type of procedure, describe an example relevant to the audit of BANK balances.
Note: The total marks will be split equally between each part. (10 marks)
(c) Describe the audit procedures you should perform. to determine the validity of the amortisation rate of five
years being applied to development costs in relation to Plummet. (5 marks)
Several months later, Mr Ma borrowed another RMB 200,000 yuan from Mr Lee and delivered his truck as the pledge to Mr Lee. The two parties then registered the pledge agreement.
Upon the expiration of the loan agreements, Mr Ma was unable to repay the capital and interest. A dispute occurred between Ms Yang and Mr Lee, since they intended to exercise the right of guarantee simultaneously.
Required:
In accordance with the Property Law of China:
(a) Explain whether the mortgage agreement between Mr Ma and Ms Yang came into effect. (2 marks)
(b) Describe when the right of pledge between Mr Ma and Mr Lee was established. (2 marks)
(c) Explain who should be repaid in priority if the truck was auctioned. (2 marks)
Sunflower Stores Co (Sunflower) operates 25 food supermarkets. The company’s year end is 31 December 2012. The audit manager and partner recently attended a planning meeting with the finance director and have provided you with the planning notes below.
You are the audit senior, and this is your first year on this audit. In order to familiarise yourself with Sunflower, the audit manager has asked you to undertake some research in order to gain an understanding of Sunflower, so that you are able to assist in the planning process. He has then asked that you identify relevant audit risks from the notes below and also consider how the team should respond to these risks.
Sunflower has spent $1·6 million in refurbishing all of its supermarkets; as part of this refurbishment programme their central warehouse has been extended and a smaller warehouse, which was only occasionally used, has been disposed of at a profit. In order to finance this refurbishment, a sum of $1·5 million was borrowed from the bank. This is due to be repaid over five years.
The company will be performing a year-end inventory count at the central warehouse as well as at all 25 supermarkets on 31 December. Inventory is valued at selling price less an average profit margin as the finance director believes that this is a close approximation to cost.
Prior to 2012, each of the supermarkets maintained their own financial records and submitted returns monthly to head office. During 2012 all accounting records have been centralised within head office. Therefore at the beginning of the year, each supermarket’s opening balances were transferred into head office’s accounting records. The increased workload at head office has led to some changes in the finance department and in November 2012 the financial controller left. His replacement will start in late December.
Required:
(a) List FIVE sources of information that would be of use in gaining an understanding of Sunflower Stores Co, and for each source describe what you would expect to obtain. (5 marks)
(b) Using the information provided, describe FIVE audit risks and explain the auditor’s response to each risk in planning the audit of Sunflower Stores Co. (10 marks)
(c) The finance director of Sunflower Stores Co is considering establishing an internal audit department. Required: Describe the factors the finance director should consider before establishing an internal audit department. (5 marks)
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)
(a) Explain FOUR factors which influence the reliability of audit evidence. (4 marks)
Andromeda Industries Co (Andromeda) develops and manufactures a wide range of fast moving consumer goods. The company’s year end is 31 December 2015 and the forecast profit before tax is $8·3 million. You are the audit manager of Neptune & Co and the year-end audit is due to commence in January. The following information has been gathered during the planning process:
Inventory count
Andromeda’s raw materials and finished goods inventory are stored in 12 warehouses across the country. Each of these warehouses is expected to contain material levels of inventory at the year end. It is expected that there will be no significant work in progress held at any of the sites. Each count will be supervised by a member of Andromeda’s internal audit department and the counts will all take place on 31 December, when all movements of goods in and out of the warehouses will cease.
Research and development
Andromeda spends over $2 million annually on developing new product lines. This year it incurred expenditure on five projects, all of which are at different stages of development. Once they meet the recognition criteria under IAS 38 Intangible Assets for development expenditure, Andromeda includes the costs incurred within intangible assets. Once production commences, the intangible assets are amortised on a straight line basis over five years.
Required:
(b) Describe audit procedures you would perform. during the audit of Andromeda Industries Co:
(i) BEFORE and DURING the inventory counts; and (8 marks)
(ii) In relation to research and development expenditure. (4 marks)
(c) During the audit, the team discovers that one of the five development projects, valued at $980,000 and included within intangible assets, does not meet the criteria for capitalisation. The finance director does not intend to change the accounting treatment adopted as she considers this an immaterial amount.
Required:
Discuss the issue and describe the impact on the audit report, if any, if the issue remains unresolved. (4 marks)