A weakness in internal control over recording retirements of equipment may cause an auditor to
A)Inspect certain items of equipment in the plant and trace those items to the accounting records.
B)Review the subsidiary ledger to ascertain whether depreciation was taken on each item of equipment during the year.
C)Trace additions to the "other assets" account to search for equipment that is still on hand but no longer being used.
D)Select certain items of equipment from the accounting records and locate them in the plant.

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If there is a weakness in internal control over recording retirements of equipment, the auditor may select items from the accounting records and physically locate them in the plant to ensure they still exist and have not been improperly retired or disposed of without proper recording.

A Weakness in Internal Control Over Recording Retirements of Equipment