While auditing Happy Pvt. Ltd., CA M reviews a large number of invoices collected by the audit team. However, noticing that only a few have…

CA Intermediate · Auditing and Ethics · RTP · September 2025
While auditing Happy Pvt. Ltd., CA M reviews a large number of invoices collected by the audit team. However, noticing that only a few have third-party confirmations, CA M reminds the team that simply having more documents doesn't ensure strong audit evidence and explained that reliability or quality matters too. What CA M is trying to explain in the given situation?
(A) Sufficiency relates to quality; appropriateness relates to quantity.
(B) Internal documents are always sufficient and appropriate.
(C) More documents mean better audit evidence.
(D) Sufficiency refers to quantity; appropriateness refers to quality.

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Correct Answer: Option (D)

Sufficiency refers to quantity; appropriateness refers to quality.

Topics: Audit Evidence

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