Internal auditors must exercise due professional care by considering which of the following?
1. Cost of assurance in relation to potential benefits.
2. Adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes.
3. Management's competency level in the area being evaluated.
4. Probability of significant errors, fraud, or noncompliance.
Which of the following would not be considered part of preliminary survey of an engagement area?
Which of the following actions would be characterized as a preventive control to safeguard inventory from the risk of theft?
1. Locking doors and physically securing inventory items.
2. Independently observing the receipt of materials.
3. Conducting monthly inventory counts.
4. Requiring the use of employee ID badges at all times.
Management is developing and implementing a risk and control framework for use throughout the organization. Which of the following elements should be included in the organization's control framework?
1. Appropriate levels of authority and responsibility.
2. Supervision of staff and appropriate review of work.
3. The seniority of management in the organization.
4. The ability to trace each transaction to an accountable and responsible individual.