Eagle Company, a public company, had a computer failure and lost part of its financial data. As a result, the auditor was unable to obtain sufficient audit evidence relating to Eagle's inventory account. Assuming the inventory account is at least material, the auditor would most likely choose either

Eagle Company, a public company, had a computer failure and lost part of its financial data. As a result, the auditor was unable to obtain sufficient audit evidence relating to Eagle's inventory account. Assuming the inventory account is at least material, the auditor would most likely choose either




A. A qualified opinion or a disclaimer of opinion.
B. A qualified opinion or an adverse opinion.
C. An unqualified opinion with no explanatory paragraph or an unqualified opinion with an explanatory paragraph.
D. A qualified opinion with no explanatory paragraph or a qualified opinion with an explanatory paragraph.



Answer: A. A qualified opinion or a disclaimer of opinion.