In a sampling application, the group of items about which the auditor wants to estimate some characteristic is called the:

Which of the following might alert an auditor to the possibility of fraud in a division?
I.The division is not scheduled for an external audit this year.
II.
Sales have increased by 10 percent.
III.
A significant portion of management's compensation is directly tied to reported net income of the division.

A chief audit executive (CAE) is determining which engagements to include on the annual audit plan. She would like to consider the organization's attitude toward risk and the degree of difficulty in achieving objectives. Which of the following resources should the CAE consult?

An organization does not have a formal risk management function. According to the Standards, which of the following are conditions where the internal audit activity (IAA) may provide risk management consulting?
1. There is a clear strategy and timeline to migrate risk management responsibility back to management.
2. The IAA has the final approval on any risk management decisions.
3. The IAA does not give objective assurance on any part of the risk management framework for which it is responsible.
4. The nature of services provided to the organization is documented in the internal audit charter.

While conducting an audit of a third party's Web-based payment processor, an internal auditor discovers that a programming error allows customers to create multiple accounts for a single mailing address.
Management agrees to correct the program and notify customers with multiple accounts that the accounts will be consolidated. Which of the following actions should the auditor take?
1. Schedule a follow-up review to verify that the program was corrected and the accounts were consolidated.
2. Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the corrective action proposed by management.
3. Amend the scope of the subsequent audit to verify that the program was corrected and that accounts were consolidated.
4. Submit management's plan of action to the external auditors for additional review.