Read the following situations and explain how the risk of material misstatement should be assessed and how detection risk could be affected by the assessment. (3 Marks). (The first one is answered for you to get the idea). a. Kelvin is a trucking company. The company is publicly held and growing rapidly throughout the southeast. But Richard Kelvin and his sons control 55 % of the stock. Richard is chairman of the board and CEO. He personally makes all major decisions with little consultation with the board of directors. Most of the directors, however, are either members of the Kelvin family or long-standing friends. The board confirms Richard Kelvin's decisions. Answer (a) Two factors are particularly important in assessing the risk of material misstatement for Kelvin , Inc. First, one individual, who also has majority control of the stock, dominates the decision making in the company. This factor should lead to a higher assessment for the risk of material misstatement because there is no review of important decisions and actions may be taken that are not in the best interest of the company or its stockholders. Second, Kelvin , Inc. is expanding rapidly throughout the southeast. Such expansion may result in material misstatements since decision-making may become decentralized without adequate internal control. The increase in the risk of material misstatement due to these two factors will result in a lower determination of detection risk and an increase in the scope of the auditor's work. b. Wooden Corporation is one of several companies engaged in the manufacture of high-speed, high-capacity data storage devices. The industry is very competitive and subject to quick changes in technology. Wooden's operating results would place the company in the second quartile in terms of profitability and financial position. The company has never been the leader in the industry, with its products typically slightly behind the industry leaders in terms of performance

The BAC Bank has been your client for the past two years. During that period, you have had numerous arguments with the president and the controller over a number of accounting issues. The major issue is related to the bank's reserve for loan losses and the value of collateral. Your prior audits have indicated that a significant adjustment is required each year to the loan loss reserves.