IIA-ACCA Exam Question 41
According to IIA guidance, which of the following are considerations of due professional care when an internal auditor conducts a formal consulting engagement?
1. The complexity of the work required.
2. The needs and expectations of the client.
3. The potential value of the engagement compared to the effort.
4. Information regarding assumptions and procedures to be employed.
1. The complexity of the work required.
2. The needs and expectations of the client.
3. The potential value of the engagement compared to the effort.
4. Information regarding assumptions and procedures to be employed.
IIA-ACCA Exam Question 42
A code of business conduct should include which of the following to increase its deterrent effect?
1. Appropriate descriptions of penalties for misconduct.
2. A notification that code of conduct violations may lead to criminal prosecution.
3. A description of violations that injure the interests of the employer.
4. A list of employees covered by the code of conduct.
1. Appropriate descriptions of penalties for misconduct.
2. A notification that code of conduct violations may lead to criminal prosecution.
3. A description of violations that injure the interests of the employer.
4. A list of employees covered by the code of conduct.
IIA-ACCA Exam Question 43
When auditing the award of a major contract, which of the following should an internal auditor suspect as a red flag for a bidding fraud scheme?
1. Subsequent change orders increase requirements for low-bid items.
2. Material contract requirements are different on the actual contract than on the request for bids.
3. A high percentage of employees are charged to indirect accounts.
4. Losing bidders are hired as subcontractors.
1. Subsequent change orders increase requirements for low-bid items.
2. Material contract requirements are different on the actual contract than on the request for bids.
3. A high percentage of employees are charged to indirect accounts.
4. Losing bidders are hired as subcontractors.
IIA-ACCA Exam Question 44
An organization has a complex systems infrastructure consisting of multiple internally developed, off the shelf, and purchased but significantly customized applications. Some of these applications share databases or process data that is used by another stand-alone application, and interfaces have been written to move data between these applications as needed through batch processing Which of the following situations presents the greatest risk exposure given this environment?
IIA-ACCA Exam Question 45
Maintenance cost at a hospital was observed to increase as activity level increased. The following data was gathered:
Activity Level -
Maintenance Cost
Month
Patient Days
Incurred
January
5,600
$7,900
February
7,100
$8,500
March
5,000
$7,400
April
6,500
$8,200
May
7,300
$9,100
June
8,000
$9,800
If the cost of maintenance is expressed in an equation, what is the independent variable for this data?
Activity Level -
Maintenance Cost
Month
Patient Days
Incurred
January
5,600
$7,900
February
7,100
$8,500
March
5,000
$7,400
April
6,500
$8,200
May
7,300
$9,100
June
8,000
$9,800
If the cost of maintenance is expressed in an equation, what is the independent variable for this data?