Feedback on engagements from audit clients, annual benchmarking of the internal audit activity's (IAA's) performance against best practice, and analyses of project budgets and audit plan completion are all tools that can best be used by the IAA for which purpose?

An internal auditor is checking the accuracy of a computer-printed inventory listing to determine whether the total dollar value of inventory is significantly overstated. Because there is no time or resources to check all items in the warehouse, a sample of inventory items must be used. If the sample size is fixed, which of the following would be the most accurate sampling approach?

Regarding an organization's decision to retain an external audit firm, the chief audit executive (CAE) should:

In order to effectively handle conflict between audit team members, an audit team leader should:

When internal auditors are preparing workpapers for the testing stage of an engagement, which of the following guidelines should be observed?
1. Include copies of all client files that were reviewed for the audit.
2. Avoid the use of professional, industry-appropriate jargon and technical terms.
3. Indicate the original sources of all data and information used in the workpapers.
4. Leave blank space for cross-references to be completed during the post-audit process.