Ethics, Responsibilities, and Planning Practice Question

Question

A candidate is reviewing a practice scenario for the CPA AUD Auditing and Attestation involving management representations in Ethics, Responsibilities, and Planning. Which answer is best? (Item 115)

Answer choices

1. A. Use the most complex option even when a simpler compliant action directly solves the problem.
2. B. Apply a rule from a different domain even though the exam objective is different.
3. C. The best answer is to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting for the management representations scenario.
4. D. Choose the option that sounds familiar even if it does not fit the scenario.

Correct Answer

C. The best answer is to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting for the management representations scenario.

Explanation

The correct answer is C because management representations is tested by asking candidates to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting. The distractors reflect common exam mistakes: ignoring context, using informal shortcuts, skipping verification, or applying a rule from the wrong domain.

Question details

• Difficulty: medium
• Domain: Ethics, Responsibilities, and Planning
• Objective: management representations

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