Determination of the preliminary figure for overall material

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Audit, Assurance and Compliance Assignment - Case Study on Double Ink Printers Ltd (DIPL)

Background Information

You are a senior manager with Stewart and Kathy and you have been approached to undertake the audit of Double Ink Printers Ltd (DIPL). 2017DIPL print books, magazines and advertising materials for the publishing, educational and advertising industries on a print-on demand basis. Printing on demand means that publishers can print the exact quantities ordered by retail outlets, rather than estimating in advance how many books are required and often printing too few or too many. The average printing turnaround time for DIPL is two business days for small orders and five to ten business days for large orders. In addition, five years ago, DIPL further expanded its earnings base by having publisher's titles available as searchable 'e-books' that could be downloaded directly by readers from DIPL's website.

Questions -

Question 1: As part of your planning process, you are considering whether you will need to use the services of an expert in the audit of Double Ink Printers Ltd (DIPL).

Required: Based on the background information contained in the case, explain whether it will be necessary to use the work of an expert in the audit of DIPL.

Question 2: You are at the planning stage of the audit of Double Ink Printers Ltd (DIPL) for the year ended 30 June 2017 and have been asked by the audit manager to assists determine the materiality levels.

Required:

(a) Referring to the background information contained in the case, identify five factors that would influence your determination of the preliminary figure for overall materiality for the 2017 audit of DIPL.

(b) Explain why the factors identified in (a) above are relevant to your calculation of the preliminary figure for overall materiality.

(c) Describe how the factors identified in (a) above will influence your preliminary figure for overall materiality in the audit planning process.

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