1. If auditors are not appropriately skeptical, then their opinions lose value to investors and other decision makers. Auditors who are not appropriately skeptical might be seen as seeking only to corroborate management's assertions or rationalize evidence that does not make sense.

One company acquired another in a transaction in which $100,000 of the acquisition price is assigned to goodwill. Several years later, a worksheet is being produced to consolidate these two companies. How is the reported value of the goodwill determined at this date?