9. Auditors may use positive and/or negative forms of confirmation requests. Of the following which...

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9. Auditors may use positive and/or negative forms of confirmation requests. Of the following which combination is it most likely that the auditors will use? A. The positive form for receivables and the negative form for payables B. The positive form for small balances and the negative form for the large balances C. The positive form for accounts in dispute and the negative form for accounts not in dispute D. The positive form when controls related to receivables are satisfactory and the negative form when controls related to receivables are unsatisfactory 10. As one of the year-end audit procedures, the auditor instructed the client's personnel to prepare a number of accounts payable confirmation requests, on the client's letter head, signed by the client, mailed by the client and sent to vendors with zero balances. What is the major flaw in this audit procedure? A) The confirmation request was on the client letter head B) The confirmation request was sent to vendors with zero balances C) The confirmation request was signed by the client D) The confirmation request was mailed by the client

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