Correct answer is option d. Anchoring and adjustment bias
Here Auditor A was effected by Anchoring and adjustment bias.In Anchoring and Adjustment Bias a person create a focal point (anchor) and make adjustment such that the result is fall near the focal point (anchor). In the given case focal point is 5 millions of bad debt and adjustment is .1 million.
A firm's pre-audit financial statements report estimated bad debt expense of $5 million. Auditor A views...
Question 1o (1.5 points What does Chapter 2 argue is the bestresource for getting to know a new industry? Reading a 10-K from a firm in the industry AICPA Audit and Accounting Guides Hoovers database IBIS database Question 17 (1.5 points) A firm's financial statements report a pre-audit estimated bad debt expense of $5 million. Auditor A views this estimate and subsequently estimates that S5.1 million is an ideal bad debt expense, whereas Auditor B creates her own independent estimate...
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