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Which of the following statements about preliminary assessment of control risks is correct?Select one:a.The preliminary assessment of control risk can be done only after completing tests of controls.b.The auditor ordinarily assesses control risk at high level for some or all assertions when it is not cost efficient to do tests of controls.c.The preliminary assessment of control risk for a financial assertion is normally low, unless the auditor is able to identify weaknesses that may indicate ineffectiveness of accounting and internal control system.d.After obtaining an understanding of the accounting and internal control systems, the auditor should make a preliminary assessment of control risks, at the assertion level, for all accounts or transaction classes.

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Which of the following statements about preliminary assessment of control risks is correct?Select one:a.The preliminary assessment of control risk can be done only after completing tests of controls.b.The auditor ordinarily assesses control risk at high level for some or all assertions when it is not cost efficient to do tests of controls.c.The preliminary assessment of control risk for a financial assertion is normally low, unless the auditor is able to identify weaknesses that may indicate ineffectiveness of accounting and internal control system.d.After obtaining an understanding of the accounting and internal control systems, the auditor should make a preliminary assessment of control risks, at the assertion level, for all accounts or transaction classes.

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The correct statement is:

b. The auditor ordinarily assesses control risk at high level for some or all assertions when it is not cost efficient to do tests of controls.

This statement is correct because the auditor may decide that it is not cost-effective to test controls for certain assertions. In such cases, the

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