Why should internal auditors develop a strong relationship with the external auditors?

While reviewing the draft report of an audit engagement, the chief audit executive (CAE) is not in agreement with management's acceptance of the potential risk exposure resulting from an observed key control weakness. Which of the following actions by the CAE would be appropriate for addressing this concern?
* Meet with the auditor-in-charge.
* Discuss with senior management.
* Monitor the result of the accepted risk.
* Report the matter to the board.

A chief audit executive is preparing interview questions for the upcoming recruitment of a senior internal auditor. According to IIA guidance, which of the following attributes shows a candidate's ability to probe further when reviewing incidents that have the appearance of misbehavior?

A chief audit executive (CAE) is evaluating four potential audit engagements based on the following factors: the engagement's ability to reduce risk to the organization, the engagement's ability to save the organization money, and the extent of change in the area since the last engagement. The CAE has scored the engagements for each factor from low to high, assigned points, and calculated an overall ranking. The results are shown below with the points in parentheses:
Risk Reduction Cost Savings Changes
High (3) Medium (2) Low (1)
High (3) Low (1) High (3)
Low (1) High (3) Medium (2)
Medium (2) Medium (2) High (3)
If the organization has asked the CAE to consider the cost savings factor to be twice as
important as any other factor, which engagements should the CAE pursue?

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?