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ACCA CIA Challenge Exam

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Question # 46

An organization needs to borrow a large amount of cash to fund its expansion plan. Which of the following annual interest rates is least expensive?

A.

7 percent simple interest with a 10 percent compensating balance.

B.

7 percent simple interest paid at the end of each year.

C.

7 percent discount interest.

D.

7 percent compounding interest.

Question # 47

An internal auditor is reviewing the accounts receivable when she discovers account balances more than three years old. The auditor was previously supervising the area during this time, and she subsequently advises the chief audit executive (CAE) of a potential conflict.

Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action for the CAE to take?

A.

Replace the auditor with another audit staff member.

B.

Continue with the present auditor, as more than one year has passed.

C.

Withdraw the audit team and outsource the financial audit of the division.

D.

Work with the division ' s management to resolve the situation.

Question # 48

Which of the following are appropriate reasons for internal auditors to document processes as part of an audit engagement?

1. To determine areas of primary concern.

2. To establish a standard format for process mapping.

3. To define areas of responsibility within the organization.

4. To assess the performance of employees.

A.

1 and 2 only

B.

1 and 3 only

C.

2 and 3 only

D.

2 and 4 only

Question # 49

An internal auditor is trying to assess control risk and the effectiveness of an organization ' s internal controls. Which of the following audit procedures would not provide assurance to the auditor on this matter?

A.

Interviewing the organization ' s employees.

B.

Observing the organization ' s operations.

C.

Reading the board ' s minutes.

D.

Inspecting manuals and documents.

Question # 50

Which of the following is a primary objective of the theory of constraints?

A.

Full or near capacity in processes.

B.

Smooth workflow among processes.

C.

Few or no defects.

D.

Lowered inventory levels.

Question # 51

Which of the following budgets must be prepared first?

A.

Cash budget.

B.

Production budget.

C.

Sales budget.

D.

Selling and administrative expenses budget.

Question # 52

Which of the following is a typical example of structured data?

A.

Production information maintained in relational tables.

B.

Tweets and posts of users on social media.

C.

Photos and videos stored in hard drive catalogs.

D.

Sales reports documented in word processing software.

Question # 53

An internal auditor needs to recommend a policy element to be included in an organization ' s code of ethics. Which of the following recommendations would be most effective?

A.

Ethics should vary with local customs in the organization ' s foreign operations.

B.

Whistleblowing should be discouraged because it can cause distrust among employees.

C.

Ethical behavior should be incorporated into performance evaluations.

D.

Senior management should be granted specific exemptions to the code of ethics.

Question # 54

Which of the following professional development approaches would offer internal auditors the most opportunities to broaden their engagement experiences?

A.

Assign more experienced internal auditors to mentor the less experienced auditors.

B.

Send internal auditors to external trainings in advanced internal audit topics.

C.

Appraise internal auditors ' performance and competencies at least annually and issue constructive feedback.

D.

Rotate internal auditors among different engagement assignments.

Question # 55

According to the International Professional Practices Framework, which of the following are allowable activities for an internal auditor?

1. Advocating the establishment of a risk management function.

2. Identifying and evaluating significant risk exposures during audit engagements.

3. Developing a risk response for the organization if there is no chief risk officer.

4. Benchmarking risk management activities with other organizations.

5. Documenting risk mitigation strategies and techniques.

A.

4 and 5 only.

B.

1.2, and 3 only.

C.

1.2. 4. and 5 only.

D.

2. 3. 4. and 5 only.

Question # 56

The chief audit executive (CAE) has assigned an internal auditor to an upcoming engagement. Which of the following requirements would most likely indicate that the internal auditor was assigned to an assurance engagement?

A.

The assigned internal auditor must determine the objectives, scope, and techniques of the engagement.

B.

The CAE must personally obtain the needed skills, knowledge, or other competencies if the internal auditor does not have them.

C.

The assigned internal auditor must not assume management responsibilities while performing the engagement.

D.

The assigned internal auditor must maintain objectivity while performing the engagement.

Question # 57

Which of the following statements describes an engagement planning best practice?

A.

It is best to determine planning activities on a case-by-case basis because they can vary widely from engagement to engagement.

B.

If the engagement subject matter is not unique, it is not necessary to outline specific testing procedures during the planning phase.

C.

The engagement plan includes the expected distribution of the audit results, which should be kept confidential until the audit report is final.

D.

Engagement planning activities include setting engagement objectives that align with audit client ' s business objectives.

Question # 58

During an assurance engagement, an internal auditor noted that the time staff spent accessing customer information in large Excel spreadsheets could be reduced significantly through the use of macros. The auditor would like to train staff on how to use the macros. Which of the following is the most appropriate course of action for the internal auditor to take?

A.

The auditor must not perform the training, because any task to improve the business process could impact audit independence.

B.

The auditor must create a new, separate consulting engagement with the business process owner prior to performing the improvement task.

C.

The auditor should get permission to extend the current engagement, and with the process owner ' s approval, perform the improvement task.

D.

The auditor may proceed with the improvement task without obtaining formal approval, because the task is voluntary and not time-intensive.

Question # 59

During an assurance engagement, an internal auditor discovered that a sales manager approved numerous sales contracts for values exceeding his authorization limit. The auditor reported the finding to the audit supervisor, noting that the sales manager had additional new contracts under negotiation. According to IIA guidance, which of the following would be the most appropriate next step?

A.

The audit supervisor should include the new contracts in the finding for the final audit report.

B.

The audit supervisor should communicate the finding to the supervisor of the sales manager through an interim report.

C.

The audit supervisor should remind the sales manager of his authority limit for the contracts under negotiation.

D.

The auditor should not reference the new contracts, because they are not yet signed and therefore cannot be included in the final report.

Question # 60

An internal auditor notes that employees continue to violate segregation-of-duty controls in several areas of the finance department, despite previous audit recommendations. Which of the following recommendations is the most appropriate to address this concern?

A.

Recommend additional segregation-of-duty reviews.

B.

Recommend appropriate awareness training for all finance department staff.

C.

Recommend rotating finance staff in this area.

D.

Recommend that management address these concerns immediately.

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