Question: 1
Which of the following statements accurately describes the responsibility of the internal audit activity (IAA) regarding IT governance?
1. The IAA does not have any responsibility because IT governance is the responsibility of the board and senior management of the organization.
2. The IAA must assess whether the IT governance of the organization supports the organization's strategies and objectives.
3. The IAA may assess whether the IT governance of the organization supports the organization's strategies and objectives.
4. The IAA may accept requests from management to perform advisory services regarding how the IT governance of the organization supports the organization's strategies and objectives.
Question: 2
According to the Standards, the internal audit activity must evaluate risk exposures relating to which of the following when examining an organization's risk management process?
1. Organizational governance.
2. Organizational operations.
3. Organizational information systems.
4. Organizational structure.
Question: 3
For a multinational organization, which of the following is a disadvantage of an ethnocentric staffing policy?
1. It significantly raises compensation and staffing costs.
2. It produces resentment among the organization's employees in host countries.
3. It limits career mobility for parent-country nationals.
4. It can lead to cultural myopia.
Question: 4
According to Porter's model of competitive strategy, which of the following is a generic strategy?
1. Differentiation.
2. Competitive advantage.
3. Focused differentiation.
4. Cost focus.
Question: 5
Refer to the exhibit.
Presented below are partial year-end financial statement data (000 omitted from dollar amounts) for companies A and B:
If company A has a quick ratio of 2:1, then it has an accounts receivable balance of: