You have recently been appointed as an audit assistant for MKZ Auditing LLC, a popular auditing firm based in Al Ain. Your line manager spoke to you two weeks ago to inform you that you have been assigned with another senior auditing staff to undertake a visit and audit a client called SMC Hotels LLC.

Your line manager has tasked you to liaise with the senior auditing staff to prepare a presentation to be delivered to the senior management on how you propose to investigate and plan the audit of SMC Hotels LLC.

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Analyse the relevance of the concept of assurance to the planned audit of SMC Hotels LLC (PC 1.5 4 marks)