Governmental auditing can extend beyond audits of financial statements to include audits ofan agency’s efficient and economical use of resources anda. Constitutionality of laws and regulations governing the agency.b. Evaluation of the personal managerial skills shown by the agency’s leaders.c. Correspondence of the agency’s performance with public opinion regarding the socialworth of its mission.d. Evaluations concerning the agency’s achievements of the goals set by the legislature forthe agency’s activities.

Governmental auditing can extend beyond audits of financial statements to include audits ofan agency’s efficient and economical use of resources anda. Constitutionality of laws and regulations governing the agency.b. Evaluation of the personal managerial skills shown by the agency’s leaders.c. Correspondence of the agency’s performance with public opinion regarding the socialworth of its mission.d. Evaluations concerning the agency’s achievements of the goals set by the legislature forthe agency’s activities.

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