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To test whether sales have been recorded, the auditor should draw a sample from a file of ________.

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purchases orders

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sales orders

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sales invoices

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Solution

The correct option is C sales invoices
It is the auditors responsibility to check all the necessary business transactions. Due to time constraint, sometime it is not possible to verify all the transaction, in such situation auditor adopt the test check method in which a sample of vouchers are examined in depth.
To have a test check on sales, auditor has to draw a sample of sales invoices.

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