1.
Given the scarcity of internal audit resources, a chief audit executive (CAE) decides not to schedule a follow-up of audit recommendations when developing engagement work schedules. Why does the CAE's decision violate the Standards?
2.
As part of a preliminary survey of the purchasing function, an internal auditor reads the department's policies and procedures manual and concludes that the manual describes the processing steps clearly and contains an appropriate internal control design. The next engagement objective is to evaluate the operating effectiveness of internal controls. Which procedure would fulfill this objective most effectively?
3.
An organization has recently incurred significant cost overruns on one of its construction projects.
Management suspects that these overruns were caused by the contractor improperly charging for costs related to contract change orders. Which of the following procedures are appropriate for testing this suspicion?
1. Determine if the contractor has received proper approval of change orders from management.
2. Determine if the contractor has billed for original contract work cancelled by the change orders.
3. Determine if the contractor has charged change orders with costs already billed to the original contract.
4. Determine if the contractor has been paid for change orders that have not yet been completed.
4.
A consumer electronics company is considering acquiring a small flash memory manufacturer. An internal auditor has been assigned to determine if the manufacturer's accounts payable contain all outstanding liabilities. Which audit procedure is not relevant for this objective?
5.
An internal auditor notices that a division has recorded uncharacteristically high sales and gross margins for the past three months and now suspects the division is reporting fictitious sales. Which course of action should the auditor follow to determine whether fraud has occurred?
6.
An audit of an organization's fulfillment department discovered that problems in the order processing system led to a significant number of orders being fulfilled multiple times. During the exit conference, the head of the department informed the auditors that the processing system would be enhanced within six months to correct the problems. Which course of action should the chief audit executive follow?
7.
When interviewing an individual in relation to a fraud investigation, which course of action should the internal auditor follow?
8.
While performing a follow-up of a concern about equipment-inventory tracking, which course of action is not necessary for the auditor to take?
9.
Because of a new marketing initiative, an organization has reduced requirements for extending credit to new customers. As a result, outstanding accounts receivable as a percentage of revenue has increased significantly during the past two years. Which of the following would be least useful in monitoring this
finding?
10.
Which of the following tasks would be considered unusual for planning a control self-assessment workshop?