Question 1 -Materiality (7marks)

As stated in ASA 320;

"The auditor's determination of materiality is a matter of professional judgement, and is affected by the auditor's perception of the financial information needs of users of the financial report."

(AUASB, 2015)

With reference to the statement above from ASA 320, define materiality and discuss how the "needs of users"will affect how materiality is determined.