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You are the auditor of Herbal Ltd for the year ended on 30 June 2021 responsible for the audit of revenue. The list of activities/events
You are the auditor of Herbal Ltd for the year ended on 30 June 2021 responsible for the audit of
revenue. The list of activities/events happened during the audit (with no chronological order):
1. The total sales revenue compared to selling expenses varied from 10-50%
2. The market has shown a decrease of interest of the products and services provided by Herbal.
3. The competitors are shown a great demand for their more sophisticated services and better
quality of the products.
4. Herbals management seems to be settled in the idea that they have the best products of the
market.
5. You accessed the average wage of Herbals management is above the industry.
6. Herbals employees were at a sit-down strike for 2 months last year.
7. Observing the sales department, you discovered that you have two staff responsible to receive
payments who are the same authorising payments.
8. In a random visit, you found a third staff authorising the sales.
9. The total sales revenue compared to cost of sales varied from 30-60%
10. You checked the list of invoices issued and found gaps in the sequential number. You made
some inquiries which were not enough to support your expectations.
11. You received confirmation letters from clients of Herbal indicating that twelve invoices were
incorrect recorded in the books.
12. The revenue of the sector increased 5%, while Herbal increased 15%.
13. A sample of recorded sale revenue transactions found 3 errors below the tolerable misstatement.
14. You investigated extra sales transactions to make a conclusion that more than 30% of the
investigated invoices were incomplete.
15. You found another five errors from a stratified sample (by clients) of the sales transactions.
16. You found five clients have many invoices with prices different from the approved price list.
17. There are ten invoices which were dispatched, at least, one month after to the dates confirmed
by the Herbals clients.
18. In average, the goods arrive in the Herbals clients within 7-day period for local clients and
within 21-day period for overseas clients.
19. You are convinced that the culture of Herbal is not supporting health competition.
20. One of the major executives was allegedly accused of misconduct practice by a former auditor.
21. There are five services of delivering recorded months later after the products arrived in the
client.
Required:
2. Provide your opinion in relation to the audit risk using the activities/events to support your
opinion.
3. Explain your approach regarding the errors found during the audit of revenue of Herbal Ltd.
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