AICPA Exam CPA-Auditing Topic 2 Question 10 Discussion

Choice 'd' is correct. Decreasing the acceptable level of risk will result in a larger sample size, which the auditor might not want to do unless the cost and effort of selecting additional sample items is low.

Choice 'a' is incorrect. Decreasing the acceptable level of risk doesn't increase the reliability of a given sample. It does, however, result in selection of a larger sample, which in turn makes it less likely that the auditor will make an incorrect decision.

Choice 'b' is incorrect. The auditor's acceptable level of risk is not affected by the extent to which differences are expected.

Choice 'c' is incorrect. Control risk is not relevant in assessing the acceptable level of risk, which is a factor of substantive testing.