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IIA IIA-CIA-Part3-3P - CIA Exam Part Three: Business Knowledge for Internal Auditing

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Total 488 questions

Which of the following budgets must be prepared first?

A.

Cash budget.

B.

Production budget.

C.

Sales budget.

D.

Selling and administrative expenses budget.

Which of the following are appropriate functions for an IT steering committee?

1) Assess the technical adequacy of standards for systems design and programming.

2) Continually monitor of the adequacy and accuracy of software and hardware in use.

3) Assess the effects of new technology on the organization`s IT operations.

4) Provide broad oversight of implementation, training, and operation of new systems.

A.

1, 2, and 3

B.

1, 2, and 4

C.

1, 3, and 4

D.

2, 3, and 4

Which of the following stages of group development is associated with accepting team responsibilities?

A.

Forming stage.

B.

Performing stage.

C.

Norming stage.

D.

Storming stage.

An organization has recorded the following profit and expenses:

Profit before interest and tax

$200,000

Sales

$2,300,000

Purchases of materials

$700,000

Interest expenses

$30,000

If the value-added tax (VAT) rate is 20 percent and the corporate tax rate is 30 percent, which of the following

is the amount of VAT that the organization has to pay?

A.

$34,000

B.

$51,000

C.

$60,000

D.

$320,000

Unsecured loans are loans:

A.

That do not have to be repaid for over one year.

B.

That appear to be too risky for most lenders to consider.

C.

Granted on the basis of a company's credit standing.

D.

Backed by mortgaged assets.

Senior management has decided to implement the Three Lines of Defense model for risk management. Which of the following best describes senior management's duties with regard to this model?

A.

Ensure compliance with the model.

B.

Identify management functions.

C.

Identify emerging issues.

D.

Set goals for implementation.

In an organization where enterprise risk management practices are mature, which of the following is a core internal audit role?

A.

Giving assurance that risks are evaluated correctly.

B.

Developing the risk management strategy for the board's approval.

C.

Facilitating the identification and evaluation of risks.

D.

Coaching management in responding to risk.

Which of the following is not a method for implementing a new application system?

A.

Direct cutover.

B.

Parallel.

C.

Pilot.

D.

Test.

What must be monitored in order to manage risk of consumer product inventory obsolescence?

1) Inventory balances.

2) Market share forecasts.

3) Sales returns.

4) Sales trends.

A.

1 only

B.

4 only

C.

1 and 4 only

D.

1, 2, and 3 only

Maintenance cost at a hospital was observed to increase as activity level increased. The following data was gathered:

Activity Level -

Maintenance Cost

Month

Patient Days

January

5,600

$7,900

February

7,100

$8,500

March

5,000

$7,400

April

6,500

$8,200

May

7,300

$9,100

June

8,000

$9,800

If the cost of maintenance is expressed in an equation, what is the independent variable for this data?

A.

Fixed cost.

B.

Variable cost.

C.

Total maintenance cost.

D.

Patient days.