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The internal auditing department has been assigned to perform an audit of a division. Based on background review, the auditor knows the following about management policies:
Company policy is to rapidly promote divisional managers who show significant success. Thus, successful managers rarely stay at a division for more than three years.
A significant portion of division management's compensation comes in the form of bonuses based on the division's profitability.
The division was identified by senior management as a turnaround opportunity. The division is growing, but is not scheduled for a full audit by the external auditors this year. The division has been growing about 7% per year for the past three years and uses a standard cost system.
During the preliminary review, the auditor notes the following changes in financial data compared to the prior year:
Sales have increased by 10%.
Cost of goods sold has increased by 2%.
Inventory has increased by 15%.
Divisional net income has increased by 8%.
It is November and the audit manager is finalising plans for a year-end audit of the division. Based on the above data the audit procedure with highest priority would be to