In connection with your audit of the financial statements of Hollis Mfg. Corporation for the year ended
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In connection with your audit of the financial statements of Hollis Mfg. Corporation for the year ended December 31, 20X3, your review of subsequent events disclosed the following items:
a. January 7, 20X4: The mineral content of a shipment of ore en route to Hollis Mfg. Corporation on December 31, 20X3, was determined to be 72 percent. The shipment was recorded at yearend at an estimated content of 50 percent by a debit to Raw Materials Inventory and a credit to Accounts Payable in the amount of \(\$ 82,400\). The final liability to the vendor is based on the actual mineral content of the shipment.
b. January 15, 20X4: Culminating a series of personal disagreements between Ray Hollis, the president, and his brother-in-law, the treasurer, the latter resigned, effective immediately, under an agreement whereby the corporation would purchase his 10 percent stock ownership at book value as of December 31, 20X3. Payment is to be made in two equal amounts in cash on April 1 and October 1, 20X4. In December, the treasurer had obtained a divorce from his wife, who is Ray Hollis's sister.
c. January 31, 20X4: As a result of reduced sales, production was curtailed in mid-January and some workers were laid off. On February 5, 20X4, all the remaining workers went on strike. To date the strike is unsettled.
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Assume that the above items came to your attention before completion of your audit fieldwork recommendation for the item, listing all details that you would suggest should be disclosed. Indicate those items or details, if any, that should not be disclosed. Give your reasons for recommending or not recommending disclosure of the items or details.
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