the purpose of part 1 is to perform preliminary analytical procedures as part of the audit planning process. you have been asked to focus your attention on two purposes of analytical procedures: obtain an understanding about the client's business and indicate where there is an increased likelihood of misstatements.
a. Refer to the financial statement data in Figure 8-9 for the current year and prior two year. Analyze the year-to-year change in account balance for at least five financial statement line items. Document the trend analysis in a format similar to the following:
b. Calculate at least five common ratios shown on pages 250-252 and document them is a format similar to the following:
c. based on the analytical procedures calculated in parts A. and B. , summarize your observations about pinnacle's business, including your assessment of the client's business risk.
d. go to the Pinnacle link on the textbook Web site and open the Pinnacle income statement, which is located in the Pinnacle Income Statement worksheet of the pinnacle_Financials Excel file. Use the income statement information to prepare a common-size income statement for all three years. See