Symco Inc.has a policy that all cash disbursements of $2000 or more must be approved by the treasurer.While performing a test of controls on a sample of disbursements,Craig discovered that the assistant controller had authorized a cash disbursement of $3500 while the treasurer was on vacation.This control deviation is significant only if
A)it is determined that the assistant controller is not qualified to approve cash disbursements of this size.
B)it occurred with sufficient frequency to cause the auditor to believe there may be material dollar misstatements in the statements.
C)the amount of the deviation identified is larger than the planning materiality.
D)the amount of the deviation identified is larger than the planning materiality and no compensating control exists.

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This deviation is significant if it happened often enough to suggest there might be material misstatements in the financial statements. The frequency of such deviations could indicate a systemic issue with the control environment, potentially affecting the reliability of the financial statements.

Symco Inchas a Policy That All Cash Disbursements of $2000 or or More