Question 336
According to the Standards, which of the following describes the condition attribute when applied to the observations and recommendations contained in the audit report?
Question 337
Five brand managers in a consumer products company met to determine how well certain promotions had performed. The data that they needed to analyze consisted of approximately 50 gigabytes of daily point-of- sale (POS) data for each month. The brand managers tried to download the POS data from the mainframe and import it into microcomputer spreadsheets for analysis. Their efforts were unsuccessful, most likely because of:
Question 338
Because of a new marketing initiative, an organization has reduced requirements for extending credit to new customers. As a result, outstanding accounts receivable as a percentage of revenue has increased significantly during the past two years. Which of the following would be least useful in monitoring this finding?
Question 339
If an organization's chief audit executive wants to implement continuous auditing, what is the appropriate order in which key steps should be undertaken?
I. Identify business applications that require access.
II. Implement steps to continuously assess risks and controls.
III. Define objectives of continuous auditing.
IV.
Manage and report results.
I. Identify business applications that require access.
II. Implement steps to continuously assess risks and controls.
III. Define objectives of continuous auditing.
IV.
Manage and report results.
Question 340
Which of the following types of internal audit consulting engagements is an example of a facilitation service?
I. Conducting control self-assessment workshops.
II. Participating on standing committees.
III. Reviewing regulatory compliance.
IV. Benchmarking.
V. Estimating savings from outsourcing processes.
I. Conducting control self-assessment workshops.
II. Participating on standing committees.
III. Reviewing regulatory compliance.
IV. Benchmarking.
V. Estimating savings from outsourcing processes.