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AUDITING II GROUP ASSIGNMENT Case 3.1 A Day in The Life of Brent Dorsey

Brent Dorsey, an auditor, faces demands from his job that conflict with family plans. He has three alternatives: 1. Work overtime on the weekend with his team but limit hours to have family time as well. This provides a balance of work and family. 2. Postpone family plans to the next weekend and focus fully on work to complete the audit on time. 3. Not completing audit procedures could result in professional consequences, while falsifying hours could mislead the firm and clients. The best option is to work limited overtime on the weekend to balance work and family in an ethical manner. Brent should communicate with his team and clients to find a solution.

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AUDITING II GROUP ASSIGNMENT Case 3.1 A Day in The Life of Brent Dorsey

Brent Dorsey, an auditor, faces demands from his job that conflict with family plans. He has three alternatives: 1. Work overtime on the weekend with his team but limit hours to have family time as well. This provides a balance of work and family. 2. Postpone family plans to the next weekend and focus fully on work to complete the audit on time. 3. Not completing audit procedures could result in professional consequences, while falsifying hours could mislead the firm and clients. The best option is to work limited overtime on the weekend to balance work and family in an ethical manner. Brent should communicate with his team and clients to find a solution.

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Name of group :

Luthfa Zahro (17312090)


Syahirah Rossya (17312149)
Vega Agnitya Eka Pangesti (17312053)

AUDITING II
GROUP ASSIGNMENT
Case 3.1 A Day in the Life of Brent Dorsey

QUESTION:

1. What could John Peters and the other auditors do to better handle the demands of
career and family life?
2. What alternatives are available to Brent in regards to the audit of payables? What are
the pros and cons of each alternative?
3. What consequences for Brent, the auditing firm, and others involved, may arise from
“eating time,” as Han suggested? Similarly, what consequences for Brent, the auditing
firm, and others involved, may arise from not completing audit procedures, as Megan
suggested?
4. In your opinion, which of Brent’s alternative courses of action would provide the best
outcome and why? What should Brent do? How would you handle the ethical issues
involved in this situation?

ANSWER:

1. As John, Han and other auditors had only 35 hours to finish account payables, and at
the same time Brent and Han had plans with their family on the weekend, they clearly
need to plan their time schedule smoothly. Work and life balance are crucial in this
situation. Family is indeed the main priority in life. However, job is an important
responsible in one’s life. Time plays an important role in this situation.

One of the ways that they can do is they can stay on the weekend to settle the account
payables on time. However, they need to limit their working time only for 6 hours
only as example so that they can maybe plan to have a picnic, dinner or short movie
date with their family on that evening. It might be tiring for them, but it might be the
best solution for the situation. It will have the win-win situation for both career and
family life.

On the other hand, they can bring their family holiday plan to the next weekend and
settle the account payables first for this weekend. They can focus on their work 100%
and make it done effectively. As for the family, they can plan to have the holiday
outside their place maybe for 2 days and 1 night.

2.

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