IIA IIA-ACCA Actual Questions

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Question 28

A chief audit executive (CAE) is selecting an internal audit team to perform an audit engagement that requires a high level of knowledge in the areas of finance, investment portfolio management, and taxation. If neither the CAE nor the existing internal audit staff possess the required knowledge, which of the following actions should the CAE take?

Options:

Postpone the audit until the CAE hires internal audit staff with the required knowledge.

Ask the audit committee to decide the course of action.

Select the most experienced auditors in the department to perform the engagement.

Hire consultants who possess the required knowledge to perform the engagement.

Question 29

Which of the following is a weakness of observation as audit evidence?

Options:

It cannot be used to test the completeness assertion.

It cannot be used to test the existence assertion.

It cannot be used to test the occurrence assertion.

It cannot be relied upon because the evidence is not persuasive.

Question 30

An internal auditor is using a spreadsheet application to review a cash flow forecast prepared by management.

Which of the following correctly identifies the type of evidence this information represents?

Options:

Competent, corroborative evidence of future working capital requirements.

Sufficient, analytical evidence of the cash flow position at a given point of time in the future.

Competent, documentary evidence of future cash flow changes within the organization.

Sufficient, circumstantial evidence of the future solvency of the organization.

Question 31

An organization has a health and safety division that conducts audits to meet regulatory requirements. The chief health and safety officer reports directly to the CEO. Which of the following describes an appropriate role for the chief audit executive (CAE) with regard to the organization's health and safety program?

Options:

The CAE has no role to play, because the chief health and safety officer reports to a senior executive.

The CAE should coordinate with, and review the work of, the chief health and safety officer to gain an understanding of whether risks related to health and safety are managed properly.

The CAE should give periodic reports directly to the regulator regarding health and safety issues, as it is the appropriate regulatory oversight body.

The CAE should hire an independent external specialist to conduct an annual assessment and provide assurance over the effectiveness of the health and safety program and the reliability of its reports.

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