Question 1

While assessing the risk of material misstatement and determining the appropriate response with regard to the inventory of Computing Solutions Limited Computing Solutions for the 30 June 2019 audit you become aware of the following information

1- The best-selling computer presentation package has been experiencing a high level of returns owing to suspected software problems

2- Based on closing inventory, inventory turned over an average of 5.2 times in 2018 and 3.8 times in 2019

3- Computing Solutions moved its inventory from a central warehouse to six new regional warehouses in March 2019

4- Inventory on hand at end of year represented 26 percent of sales in 2019 and 19 percent of sales in 2018

5- Computing Solutions has recently won a tender to supply a large government department with various products, in order to win the tender and prevent competitors from gaining a foothold in the public sector market Computing Solutions agreed to supply the items at 10 per cent below their cost price. The first shipment is due to be delivered to the government department in the middle of July 2019

Required

a) Identity and explain the two key assertions at risk in relation to inventory

b) Identity and describe two substantive audit procedures that you could perform in response to each risk identified above

c) Explain the requirement of ASA 701 Communicating Key Ade Matters in the Auditor's Report and the rationale for this auditing standard. Determine each of the above matters are key audit maters providing rationale for the determination. It is determined that they are key Audit Matters provide the disclosures which are required in Kay Audit Matters Section of the Auditor's report as required under ASA 701.