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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

The economic order quantity can be calculated using the following formula:

Which of the following describes how the optimal order size will change if the annual demand increases by 36 percent?

A.

Decrease by about 17 percent.

B.

Decrease by about 7 percent.

C.

Increase by about 7 percent.

D.

Increase by about 17 percent.

During which phase of disaster recovery planning should an organization identify the business units, assets, and systems that are critical to continuing an acceptable level of operations?

A.

Scope and initiation phase.

B.

Business impact analysis.

C.

Plan development.

D.

Testing.

In which type of business environment are price cutting strategies and franchising strategies most appropriate?

A.

Embryonic, focused.

B.

Fragmented, decline.

C.

Mature, fragmented.

D.

Competitive, embryonic.

Which of the following is a limiting factor for capacity expansion?

A.

Government pressure on organizations to increase or maintain employment.

B.

Production orientation of management.

C.

Lack of credible market leader in the industry.

D.

Company diversification.

An organization accumulated the following data for the prior fiscal year:

Value of Percentage of

Quarter

Output Produced

Cost X

1

$4,750,000

2.9

2

$4,700,000

3.0

3

$4,350,000

3.2

4

$4,000,000

3.5

Based on this data, which of the following describes the value of Cost X in relation to the value of Output Produced?

A.

Cost X is a variable cost.

B.

Cost X is a fixed cost.

C.

Cost X is a semi-fixed cost.

D.

Cost X and the value of Output Produced are unrelated.

The internal audit activity completed an initial risk analysis of the organization's data storage center and found several areas of concern. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?

A.

Risk response.

B.

Risk identification.

C.

Identification of context.

D.

Risk assessment.

Which of the following is an example of a nonfinancial internal failure quality cost?

A.

Decreasing gross profit margins over time.

B.

Foregone contribution margin on lost sales.

C.

Defective units shipped to customers.

D.

Excessive time to convert raw materials into finished goods.

An internal auditor is trying to assess control risk and the effectiveness of an organization's internal controls. Which of the following audit procedures would not provide assurance to the auditor on this matter?

A.

Interviewing the organization's employees.

B.

Observing the organization's operations.

C.

Reading the board's minutes.

D.

Inspecting manuals and documents.

Which of the following best describes an objective for an audit of an environmental management system?

A.

To assess whether an annual control review is necessary.

B.

To determine conformance with requirements and agreements.

C.

To evaluate executive management oversight.

D.

To promote environmental awareness.

Which of the following is a type of network in which an organization permits specific users (such as existing customers) to have access to its internal network through the Internet by building a virtual private network?

A.

Intranet.

B.

Extranet.

C.

Digital subscriber line.

D.

Broadband.