If the controls necessary to satisfy any one of the objectives are inadequate, the likelihood of errors related to that objective:
A) is indeterminate.
B) may be increased if the controls for other objectives don't mitigate it.
C) is increased, regardless of the controls for the other objectives.
D) may be decreased if management is aware of the poor controls.

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If the controls necessary to satisfy any one objective are inadequate, the likelihood of errors related to that objective is increased regardless of the controls for other objectives. This is because inadequate controls leave room for mistakes and inaccuracies to occur, which can lead to errors. The existence of controls for other objectives does not necessarily mitigate the risk of errors related to the inadequacy of controls for a specific objective.

If the Controls Necessary to Satisfy Any One of the Objectives