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Tirrol

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  • January 6, 2021 at 4:08 pm #601756
    Nikitagarwal
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    Hello Sir,
    Please see the below question from BPP:
    The following scenario relates to questions 132–136.
    Your audit firm Cal & Co has just gained a new audit client, Tirrol Co, in a tender in which Cal & Co offered
    competitively low audit fees. You are the manager in charge of planning the audit work. Tirrol Co’s year end is
    30 June 20X9 with a scheduled date to complete the audit of 15 August 20X9. The date now is 3 June 20X9.
    Tirrol Co provides repair services to motor vehicles from 25 different locations. All inventory, sales and purchasing
    systems are computerised, with each location maintaining its own computer system. The software in each location
    is the same because the programs were written specifically for Tirrol Co by a reputable software house. Data from
    each location is amalgamated on a monthly basis at Tirrol Co’s head office to produce management and financial
    statements.
    You are currently planning your audit approach for Tirrol Co. One option being considered is to rewrite Cal & Co’s
    audit software to interrogate the computerised inventory systems in each location of Tirrol Co (except for head
    office) as part of inventory valuation testing. The testing will need to take place while the system is live. You are
    aware that July is a major holiday period for Tirrol Co.
    Question – The audit junior has obtained the following extract of the aged inventory report:
    Inventory
    code

    Days in
    inventory Original cost

    $

    Selling price
    $

    Costs to sell
    $

    Carrying
    amount
    $
    X070003 98 12,000 20,200 2,000 12,000
    X079001 127 14,500 16,000 2,500 14,500
    X084000 109 18,000 26,000 3,000 23,000
    What is the impact on the value of inventory if no adjustments are made to the carrying amounts above?
    Inventory should be $44,500, inventory is overstated.
    Inventory should be $43,500, inventory is overstated.
    Inventory should be $54,700, inventory is understated.
    Inventory should be $62,200, inventory is understated.

    I am sorry I am unable to align the question here, the carrying amount is 12k, 14.5k, 23k (as mentioned above)
    My question : how did they got 43.5k I got 44.5k by adding the lower of NRV and costs:
    12k+14.5k+18k = 44.5k but as per answer it is 43.5k , can you please explain why ?

    January 6, 2021 at 6:08 pm #601768
    Kim Smith
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    It should be 13.5k (16 – 2.5) not 14.5k

    August 18, 2021 at 2:18 pm #631953
    ilievas
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    Hello!
    Could you please explain the logic behind this solution? I cant seem to wrap my head around it

    Thank you!

    August 18, 2021 at 2:29 pm #631958
    Kim Smith
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    For each product determine the lower of cost and NRV and then sum those amounts:
    12k (cost) +13.5k (NRV) +18k (cost) = 43.5k

    August 31, 2021 at 6:16 am #633584
    Noah098
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    maam if you have the kit can you check the 1st question in this scenario(am unable to copy-paste the question), the 2nd option actually talks about using a “combined approach”, what is that?

    moreover am unclear with the 4th point too in the same question “as this the first year of audit, we should agree a separate fees with the client for any additional audit procedures required, if the client refuses we should consider withdrawing from the audit as the audit co. would seem to be low balling”

    August 31, 2021 at 8:15 am #633601
    Kim Smith
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    I am on holiday this week and do not have access to the kit.

    If you search for “combined approach” in our notes you will find it mentioned at the bottom of page 56.

    “lowballing” is specifically an AAA topic and not examinable in AA

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