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Free IIA IIA-ACCA Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 9

Questions 121

The most important reason to use risk assessment in audit planning is to:

Options:
A.

Identify redundant controls.

B.

Improve budgeting accuracy.

C.

Enhance assurance provided to management.

D.

Assist in developing audit programs.

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Questions 122

Which of the following corporate social responsibility strategies is likely to be most effective in minimizing confrontations with influential activists and lobbyists?

Options:
A.

Continually evaluate the needs and opinions of all stakeholder groups.

B.

Ensure strict compliance with applicable laws and regulations to avoid incidents.

C.

Maintain a comprehensive publicity campaign that highlights the organization's efforts.

D.

Increase goodwill through philanthropic activities among stakeholder communities.

Questions 123

Which of the following is a weakness of observation as audit evidence?

Options:
A.

It cannot be used to test the completeness assertion.

B.

It cannot be used to test the existence assertion.

C.

It cannot be used to test the occurrence assertion.

D.

It cannot be relied upon because the evidence is not persuasive.

Questions 124

A manufacturing line supervisor joins the internal audit activity for a two-year rotational job assignment and is assigned to an accounts receivable audit. With regard to this assignment, which of the following should be the primary concern of the audit manager?

Options:
A.

Due professional care.

B.

Individual independence.

C.

Individual objectivity.

D.

Organizational independence.

Questions 125

In the area of business acumen, which of the following competencies would be the sole responsibility of an internal audit staff member?

Options:
A.

Maintaining industry-specific knowledge appropriate to the organization.

B.

Assessing how IT contributes to organization objectives, risks, and relevance to audit.

C.

Maintaining technical aspects of accounting standards and reporting processes.

D.

Understanding regulatory and legal framework and assessing its relevance.

Questions 126

While performing an accounts payable engagement, a senior auditor wants to conduct several tests of controls for travel expenses. Which of the following actions are most appropriate for the senior auditor to undertake?

1. Ensure all tests use a random sampling technique.

2. Consider a judgmental approach for the sample size.

3. Assess testing errors through root cause analysis.

4. Ensure that the entire data set is tested.

Options:
A.

1 and 2.

B.

1 and 3.

C.

2 and 3.

D.

2 and 4.

Questions 127

An internal auditor is evaluating techniques management uses to mitigate risks within a particular product division. Which of the following is an example of risk reduction?

Options:
A.

Management sells the product division to a competitor.

B.

Management outsources the product division to a third party.

C.

Management allows the product division to remain unchanged.

D.

Management modifies the product division to minimize errors.

Questions 128

Reviewing prior audit reports and supporting workpapers before an engagement starts enables an internal auditor to do which of the following?

1. To understand better the activity and processes that will be audited.

2. To identify the audit procedures that will be used during the engagement.

3. To ensure that matters of greatest vulnerability will be addressed.

4. To use the information obtained as evidence in the current engagement.

Options:
A.

4 only

B.

1 and 3 only

C.

1 and 4 only

D.

2, 3, and 4 only

Questions 129

Which of the following factors have the greatest influence on the independence of the internal audit activity?

Options:
A.

Quality assessments and cultural biases of the internal audit activity.

B.

Rotational assignments and familiarity of the internal audit activity.

C.

Employee incentives and self review of the internal audit activity.

D.

Organizational positioning and scope control of the internal audit activity.

Questions 130

A former line supervisor from the Financial Services Department has completed six months of a two-year development opportunity with the internal audit activity (IAA). She is assigned to a team that will audit the organization's payroll function, which is managed by the Human Resources Department. Which of the following statements is most relevant regarding her independence and objectivity with respect to the payroll audit?

Options:
A.

She may participate, but only after she has completed one year with the IAA.

B.

She may participate, because she did not previously work in the Human Resources Department.

C.

She may participate, but she must be supervised by the auditor in charge.

D.

She may participate for training purposes, to build her knowledge of the IAA.

Questions 131

An internal auditor is using a spreadsheet application to review a cash flow forecast prepared by management.

Which of the following correctly identifies the type of evidence this information represents?

Options:
A.

Competent, corroborative evidence of future working capital requirements.

B.

Sufficient, analytical evidence of the cash flow position at a given point of time in the future.

C.

Competent, documentary evidence of future cash flow changes within the organization.

D.

Sufficient, circumstantial evidence of the future solvency of the organization.

Questions 132

Given the highly technical and legal nature of privacy issues, which of the following statements best describes the internal audit activity's responsibility with regard to assessing an organization's privacy framework?

Options:
A.

If an organization does not have a mature privacy framework, the internal audit activity should assist in developing and implementing an appropriate privacy framework.

B.

Because the audit committee is ultimately responsible for ensuring that appropriate control processes are in place to mitigate risks associated with personal information, the internal audit activity is C. required to conduct privacy assessments.

C.

The internal audit activity may delegate to nonaudit IT specialists the responsibility of determining whether personal information has been secured adequately and data protection controls are sufficient.

D.

The internal audit activity should have appropriate knowledge and competence to conduct an asses .......framework.

Questions 133

When developing the organization's first risk universe, which of the following would the chief audit executive be least likely to consider?

Options:
A.

The amount of risk that an organization is willing to seek or accept.

B.

The extent and degree of interdependency for identified key risks.

C.

The boundaries established to manage the amount of risk taken.

D.

The exposure to risks following management's risk responses.

Questions 134

Which of the following enhances the independence of the internal audit activity?

Options:
A.

The chief audit executive (CAE) approves the annual internal audit plan.

B.

The CAE administratively reports to the board.

C.

The audit committee approves the CAE's annual salary increase.

D.

The chief executive officer approves the internal audit charter.

Questions 135

Which of the following professional development approaches would offer internal auditors the most opportunities to broaden their engagement experiences?

Options:
A.

Assign more experienced internal auditors to mentor the less experienced auditors.

B.

Send internal auditors to external trainings in advanced internal audit topics.

C.

Appraise internal auditors' performance and competencies at least annually and issue constructive feedback.

D.

Rotate internal auditors among different engagement assignments.