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You are a staff accountant at Barnes and Britnell LLP and ha…

You are a staff accountant at Barnes and Britnell LLP and have been assigned to audit of Dairy Farms Inc., a publicly-held ice cream producer. Its year-end is December 31, 2021. Dairy Farms buys raw materials required for the production of dairy products. Dairy Farms has just recently purchased $520,000 of custom-made production equipment to help streamline their production process. Your audit senior has asked for your assistance in assessing the risk and designing some substantive audit procedures for some of the assertions related to the following accounts for Dairy Farms Inc.: ·        property, plant, and equipment, ·        accounts payable and accrued liabilities (such as warranty and legal liabilities), ·        inventory, and ·        long-term debt.Required:On September 30, 2021, Dairy Farms Inc. took out a 5-year loan for $500,000 to cover the costs of the production equipment. Dairy Farms has been making payments to the bank once per month (beginning on October 15th), and will continue making payments for the 5-year period. List and describe two different substantive audit procedures you would perform to audit long-term debt for the December 31, 2021 year end. (4 marks)