An audit client responded to recommendations from a recent consulting engagement. The client indicated that several recommended process improvements would not be implemented. Which of the following actions should the internal audit activity take in response?

An internal auditor is asked to determine why the production line for a large manufacturing organization has been experiencing shutdowns due to unavailable pacts The auditor learns that production data used for generating automatic purchases via electronic interchange is collected on personal computers connected by a local area network (LAN) Purchases are made from authorized vendors based on both the production plans for the next month and an authorized materials requirements plan (MRP) that identifies the parts needed per unit of production The auditor suspects the shutdowns are occurring because purchasing requirements have not been updated for changes in production techniques Which of the following audit procedures should be used to test the auditor's theory?

An internal auditor s examination of accounts receivable generates the following results:

What is the projected misstatement for the population if ratio estimation is used?

The final engagement communication contains the following observation:
The internal auditor discovered that three of the 10 contracts reviewed failed to meet the organization's competitive bidding requirements Management explained that senior management deemed these purchases to be critical and awarded them as sole-source." Which of the following components is missing in the documentation of the observation?

Management requested internal audit consulting services. During fieldwork significant control issues were identified by the internal audit team. Which of the following is an appropriate response from the chief audit executive?