A corporate merger decision prompts the chief audit executive (CAE) lo propose interim changes to the existing annual audit plan to account for emerging risks Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the CAE to take regarding the changes made to the audit plan''

In advance of a preliminary survey, a chief audit executive sends a memorandum and questionnaire to the supervisors of the department to be audited. What is the most likely result of that procedure?

An auditor decides to vouch a sample of ledger entries back to their original documentation. In terms of whether all transactions had been recorded, this test would be:

Which of the following situations would justify the removal of a finding from the final audit report?

A large retail organization, which sells most of its products online, experiences a computer hacking incident.
The chief IT officer immediately investigates the incident and concludes that the attempt was not successful.
The chief audit executive (CAE) learns of the attack in a casual conversation with an IT auditor. Which of the following actions should the CAE take?
1. Meet with the chief IT officer to discuss the report and control improvements that will be implemented as a result of the security breach, if any.
2. Immediately inform the chair of the audit committee of the security breach, because thus far only the chief IT officer is aware of the incident.
3. Meet with the IT auditor to develop an appropriate audit program to review the organization's Internet-based sales process and key controls.
4. Include the incident in the next quarterly report to the audit committee.