During an interview with a manager in a company's claims department, an auditor noted that the manager became nervous and changed the subject whenever the auditor raised questions about certain types of claims.
The manager's answers were consistent with company policies and procedures. When documenting the interview, the auditor should:

As a result of a recent discovery of false information on employment applications, an internal auditor has reviewed hiring procedures. Which of the following represents a weakness in the control system?
I. Applicants are not required to have their signed applications legally authenticated.
II. Applicants' educational information is not validated with the educational institution before employment is offered.
III.
Information related to applicants' long-term work history is not validated before employment is offered.

A company has recently incurred significant cost overruns on one of its construction projects. Management suspects that these overruns were caused by the contractor improperly accounting for costs related to contract change orders. Which of the following procedures would be appropriate for testing this suspicion?
I. Verify that the contractor has not charged change orders with costs that have already been billed to the original contract.
II. Determine if the contractor has billed for original contract work that was canceled as a result of change orders.
III.
Verify that the change orders were properly approved by management.

An internal auditor compares real-time gasoline production data to corresponding final gasoline production reports and finds minor but consistent daily discrepancies. If the auditor is concerned about theft, which of the following next steps is most consistent with IIA guidance?

As part of a preliminary survey of the purchasing function, an internal auditor reads the department's policies and procedures manual and concludes that the manual describes the processing steps clearly and contains an appropriate internal control design. The next engagement objective is to evaluate the operating effectiveness of internal controls. Which procedure would fulfill this objective most effectively?