An audit engagement objective at a manufacturer is to determine the quality of raw materials purchased. Which of the following actions would best enable an internal auditor to satisfy this objective?

Which of the following, if observed, would not indicate the need to extend the search for other indicators of fraud in a purchasing department?

Which of the following behaviors could represent a significant ethical risk if exhibited by an organization's board?
1.Intervening during an audit involving ethical wrongdoing.
2.Discussing periodic reports of ethical breaches.
3.Authorizing an investigation of an unsafe product.
4.Negotiating a settlement of an employee claim for personal damages.

An IT auditor is reviewing the access controls in an organization's accounting application. The auditor intends to deploy a tool that can help test the logical controls embedded in the system to ensure employee access is granted according to need. Which of the following would help achieve this objective?

Which of the following trends found on financial reports would most likely indicate a possible problem?