Factors considered by an auditor to determine the possibility that the true population misstatement exceeds a tolerable amount in a nonstatistical sample include all of the following except for
A) the extent to which items in the population have been audited 100%.
B) the difference between the point estimate and acceptable control risk.
C) whether misstatements tend to be offsetting or in only one direction.
D) the amounts of individual misstatements.

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Factors considered by an auditor to determine the possibility that the true population misstatement exceeds a tolerable amount in a nonstatistical sample include the extent to which items in the population have been audited 100%, whether misstatements tend to be offsetting or in only one direction, and the amounts of individual misstatements. Option B is incorrect because the difference between the point estimate and acceptable control risk is not relevant for determining the possibility that the true population misstatement exceeds a tolerable amount in a nonstatistical sample.

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