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Please access the Securities and Exchange Commission website through www.sec.gov and select any public traded company. The objective of your assignment is to design audit programs for cash and inventory.

As part of the assignment you must include the following information:

1. The name of the company and a brief description of the business operations of the company
2. The most recent balance sheet presented by the company. Please indicate which form you are obtaining the information from, for example 10-K or 10-Q.
3. Five specific audit steps for cash and fives specific steps for inventory.
4. Why do you believe that these steps will allow you, as an auditor, to determine that the balances are fairly presented on the balance sheet?

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Please access the Securities and Exchange Commission website through www.sec.gov and select any public traded company. The objective of your assignment is to design audit programs for cash and inventory.

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