S Doc is an out-of-hours service provided by a country's government. The service allows members of the public to call and speak to a nurse who can advise on medical situations which are not obviously emergencies.
Depending on the situation the caller can be referred to the full emergency services, or be advised to go to Accident and Emergency at the nearest hospital. Alternatively, a callout from a general practitioner (GP) can be organised; the caller can be advised of where GP services are available; advice can be given over the phone; or a decision can be taken that no further action is required at least until normal services resume on the next working day.
There has been a suggestion that the nurses who take these calls could be replaced by suitably trained operatives who have available to them a specially designed expert system.
Which of the following are advantages of using an expert system instead of nurses?

H Ltd is a company providing postal and courier services to small businesses. Customers pay a monthly or annual subscription fee to use the service, plus a very small fee for each item delivered.
A year ago, H employed a new sales team. Their remuneration is dependent on the number of new customers they sign up. Sales increased dramatically in the first six months, but now difficulties are emerging such as new customers dropping their subscription once the initial period has expired; subscriber direct debits being returned unpaid; subscribers going out of business and other similar issues.
Which of the following would be appropriate to help resolve these problems?

Which TWO of the following are likely to be consequences of a weak control environment?

M plc has a $2 million loan outstanding on which the interest rate is reset every 6 months for the following 6 months and the interest is payable at the end of that 6-month period. The next 6-monthly reset period starts in 3 months and the treasurer of M plc thinks that interest rates are likely to rise between now and then.
Current 6-month rates are 7.2% and the treasurer can get a rate of 7.7% for a 6-month forward rate agreement (FRA) starting in 3 months' time. By transacting an FRA the treasurer can lock in a rate today of 7.7%.
If interest rates are 8.5% in 3 months' time, what will the net amount payable be?
Give your answer to the nearest thousand dollars.

V buys vegetables and fruit from three farms located in a different part of V's country and sells them to large supermarket chains.
A recent newspaper magazine had an article on these farms showing that the farms employ illegal immigrants whose status was used by the factory's owners to force them to work for low wages and in unpleasant conditions. They are forced to live in small overcrowded caravans with no running water. They are also given meals which are cold and poor quality. These farms are located in a developed country with strong labour laws.
Classify each of the following statements as true or false.