Jessica is the lead hospitality industry audit partner at a prestigious international accounting firm. Jessica recently won an engagement of a large, publicly traded hotel chain. In planning the upcoming year’s audit, she schedules one manager, three seniors, and six staff members, all of whom have experience in the hotel industry.

Required:
a. Does Jessica have sufficient staff to complete the audit in accordance with PCAOB standards? Explain.
b. Can Jessica schedule other experts on the audit?
c. Will any other partners help Jessica work on the engagement?