To determine the sample size for a test of controls, an auditor should consider the tolerable deviation rate, the allowable risk of assessing control risk too low, and the:

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Choice "A" is correct. When determining the sample size for a test of controls, the auditor should consider the expected deviation rate (which is the auditor's best estimate of the deviation rate in the population before the sampling plan is executed), the tolerable deviation rate, and the allowable risk of assessing control risk too low. Choice "B" is incorrect. The upper deviation rate is used to evaluate a balance after a sampling plan has been performed, not to determine the sample size for a test of controls. Choices "C" and "D" are incorrect. The risk of incorrect acceptance and risk of incorrect rejection are considered in direct tests of balances (i.e., substantive tests), not in tests of controls.

To Determine the Sample Size for a Test of Controls