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Select the correct ethical principle that corresponds to each ethical dilemma described.
L's risk register currently states the likelihood of risks m terms of their estimated percentage probabilities. The risk committee cs considering classifying risks using a three point scale high, medium and low.
Which TWO of the following are true?
K has several subsidiary companies. The directors of K's subsidiaries are paid an annual bonus based upon their particular subsidiary's reported profits.
The directors of one of K's subsidiaries are considering the choice between two models of a machine.
Which of the following is most likely to explain the decision to choose model X over model Y?
Achieving the budget is often used as a good performance measure. However, there are problems with budgets which may mean they are not always good measures of performance.
Which TWO of the following statements about budgets suggest that they should not always be used to measure performance?
E purchases parts for one of the machines it manufactures from Country X Place the risk classification next to the risk it relates to:
The Committee of Sponsoring Organisations (COSO) outlined six key principles of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).
Which of the following are COSO key principles?
A hospital is part of a government provided health service which is free to patients. The management of the hospital is concerned with the need to minimise the risks to which the hospital is exposed from patient litigation.
In this context, which TWO of the following are appropriate steps to manage this risk?
JHU is a retail chain that has 20 shops JHU's Internal Audit Department has just completed an investigation into the operation of controls over credit card payments by shop customers In 12 cases, the shops were complying with JHU's standard procedures The other 8 shops had serious deficiencies that differed between shops.
The Internal Audit Department has drafted a detailed report on the outcome of the audit visit carried out at each shop, but has not yet submitted them to senior management.
Which TWO of the following statements are correct?
WTW is a global company which produces high-tech equipment such as smart televisions and mobile phones The CFO has just resigned, having been offered a post at a competitor The CFO was well regarded and WTWs share price has fallen in response to the announcement
At a board meeting the production director commented that the share price fall is the fault of the nomination committee
Which THREE of the following statements are correct?
TRF is conducting a post completion audit on an investment in a pollution control machine that has reached the end of its five year useful life.
TRF could have been heavily fined if the machine had failed to keep pace with the output of emissions, measured in units. TRF's cost of capital is 10%. When the machine was purchased, there was a choice of three machines on the market:
TRF purchased the Big machine, but annual requirements only exceeded 600,000 once, in year 3, when 720,000 units of emissions were emitted.
Calculate the amount that the post completion audit shows TRF overpaid for the ownership costs associated with this machine.
Give your answer to the nearest whole $ (in $'000s).
SDF is a quoted company that has a large internal audit department.
Which of the following would impair the independence of SDF's internal audit?
Select the most appropriate level of responsibility for managing each of the following risks.
HBN is a service company that offers cloud-based data storage and management on behalf of clients HBN pays an independent accountancy firm to review its cybersecurity arrangements, conduct penetration tests and report to HBN's Board on the results
Which TWO of the following are correct?
An electricity company owns and operates a nuclear power station located ten miles from a large city. A recent and very extensive engineering examination of the power station concludes with the estimate that the probability of a major nuclear disaster within the next 20 years is 0.2%.
Which of the following best explains the relevance of quantifying the risk in that way?
The treasurer of IOK is considering entering into a money market hedge in order to hedge a payable.
Which of the following might be valid explanations for the use of a money market hedge for this purpose?
B is a small retail bank that offers customers many on-the services B is keen to ensure sound security both to protect the bank's assets and also to safeguard customer privacy
B's IT Security Manager has suggested that the bank should use two phase authentication for access to the on-line systems
Which TWO of the following are examples of two phase authentication?
Division A of X plc produced the following results in the last financial year.
Net profit $200,000 Gross capital employed $1,000,000
For evaluation purposes all divisional assets are valued at original cost.
The division is considering a project that has a positive NPV, will increase annual net profit by $15,000, but will require average inventory levels to increase by $50,000 and non-current assets to increase by $50,000.
X plc imposes a 16% capital charge on its divisions. Given these circumstances, will the evaluation criteria of return on investment (ROI) and residual income (RI) motivate division A managers to accept the project?
Company X has been advised by its internal audit team that it should have a fraud response policy
A is a new member in the internal audit team and he does not see why this would help to prevent fraud and has asked for an explanation Which TWO of the following would be included in this explanation? It would act as a deterrent and help prevent staff from committing fraud
K is a large mining company. In its risk report it states that there is a risk of accidents and injury because of the nature of the industry. It states that it has staff training in place and complies with all Health and Safety regulations but in spite of this there will still be a residual risk that accidents and injuries may occur.
Which of the following statements are correct?
There are many method for appraising capital projects.
Select ALL correct statements.
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?
Which THREE of the following are true with regard to managing the changeover from an old to a new computer system?
An internal audit investigation involved conducting compliance tests on the processing of purchase invoices.
The purchase ledger clerk compares invoices against purchase orders and passes them for payment The invoices are then input into a computerised purchase ledger system The system checks that the supplier has a valid purchase ledger account, as authorised by the chief buyer, before crediting the supplier's account with the value of the invoice.
The internal auditor checked a sample of recorded purchase invoices against their corresponding purchase orders The internal auditor found four cases where invoices could not be agreed to corresponding purchase orders.
What is the potential significance of this compliance error?
Which of the following best describes the conflict between maximising profit and maximising shareholder wealth?
BCD has set up a number of functions within its security operations centre (SOC) One of these is a Hunt team. Which of the following is the primary function of a Hunt team?
YGH has recently completed a post completion audit on a five year contract that has only recently come to a conclusion. The main finding was that the project delivered most of the expected benefits, but that it cost significantly more to implement than had been anticipated at the project appraisal stage. YGH would not have proceeded if the true cost had been known at that stage.
The project was the responsibility of the production department, which is presently managed by G.
When the project was proposed, the production department was managed by H. H is now YGH's Director of Operations.
How should the finding from this post completion audit be interpreted?
DFG is the largest bridge-building company in its home country, H. DFG works exclusively for the government of country H and the government awards DFG 80% of the contracts to build new bridges.
DFG's directors are considering using the big data approach to identify opportunities to increase sales revenues and profit.
Which of the following statements are true?
A project has been evaluated on the basis that it will cost $14 million and will have a net present value of $2.3 million.
The project has commenced and $3 million of the initial $14 million has been invested. A problem has been discovered that will cost an additional $2.5 million to rectify. The $2.5 million will be payable immediately.
What is the NPV of continuing with this project?
C is a large international supermarket chain. It has many thousands of suppliers and many thousands of potential suppliers competing for shelf space m its supermarkets.
Which of the following provisions would be appropriate for C to include m its ethical code in relation to its suppliers?
Select ALL that apply
B is a company with a strong risk appetite. Which of the following are benefits of using the certainty equivalent method of capital investment appraisal in B's case?
Amber selects appropriate suppliers and places purchase orders.
Brian passes invoices for payment and submits payment instructions to the bank.
Chris checks incoming inventory and unpacks goods from their containers.
Dirwan posts purchase invoices and files invoices and supporting documents.
Which member of staff could most easily commit fraud?
A project requires a capital investment of £2.7million. The project will save £450,000 each year after taxation. Assume the savings are in perpetuity. The business risk of the venture requires a 15% discount rate. The company has to borrow £1million to finance the project at a rate of 9% and the net tax shield is 30%, the project supports debt which generates an interest tax shield of 0.30 x 0.09 x £1million, which is £27,000 per year in perpetuity.
Calculate the project's adjusted present value.
The management of U is reviewing internal controls throughout the company. It has noted the following:-
1. In the trade receivables section, journal adjustments are made by the clerks, without any reference to their supervisor. Journal adjustments may relate to sales returns, discounts allowed, or transfers between accounts.
2. In the purchasing department, the purchasing manager selects and approves all suppliers, as they are the only person with sufficient experience to do so. They use a very limited number of suppliers because they can rely on these suppliers to provide goods of the quality required at a competitive price. They do not keep any documents in relation to negotiations with other potential suppliers or other quotes obtained.
In relation to the above, which of the following statements are valid?
W plc is a large international supermarket chain. It has many thousands of suppliers and many thousands of others competing for "shelf space" in its supermarkets.
Which of the following would be appropriate provisions for W plc to include in its Ethical Code in relation to its suppliers?
VBN is a multinational company that has 60 subsidiary companies that operate in 11 countries. VBN evaluates the performance of each subsidiary as an investment centre, using residual income to measure performance.
Which THREE of the following threats of dysfunctional behaviour may arise from VBN's use of residual income to measure subsidiaries' performance?
TDC is a company which runs gas-fired power stations in western Europe. The Risk Committee has just received a report that a power station built to the same design and specification in a developing country has recently collapsed. The causes of the collapse are unclear but the consequences for TDC would be catastrophic if something similar were to happen in Europe
Which of the following actions being considered by the Risk Committee are ethical?
Select ALL that apply
Rio owns an architects business which employs 12 skilled architects and four administrative staff.
The Office Manager has just attended a workshop on internal controls and the way in which they can improve organisations. He intends to implement some internal controls as soon as possible.
What are the limitations of an internal control system in Rio's business?
JHU has recently completed an eight year project. The project was evaluated at a discount rate of 10% and was accepted because the net present value was $18 million.
In year 3 of the project there was a significant unexpected repair arising because of the implementation stage of the project was rushed and some checks on equipment were skipped to save time. The cost of this was $8 million.
In year 8 of the project the costs of dismantling the project were $11 million more than anticipated because of unexpected changes to the law concerning disposal of industrial scrap.
How should these findings be reflected in the post completion audit?
Which TWO of the following scenarios should be considered in strategic scenario planning by a publishing company that specialises in academic textbooks?
YGH has recently completed a post completion audit on a five year contract that has only recently come to a conclusion. The main finding was that the project delivered most of the expected benefits, but that it cost significantly more to implement than had been anticipated at the project appraisal stage. YGH would not have proceeded if the true cost had been known at that stage.
The project was the responsibility of the production department, which is presently managed by G.
When the project was proposed, the production department was managed by H. H is now YGH's Director of Operations.
How should the finding from this post completion audit be interpreted?
M is a listed company. It is hoping to invest in a risky new venture. M has a substantial amount of cash to invest in the venture. M would have found it difficult to raise new finance as it has a high level of gearing. Which of the following statements about stakeholders' conflicting interests are true?
The long-term prospects for interest rates in the UK and the USA are 2% and 6% per annum respectively.
The GBP/USD spot rate is currently GBP/USD1.71.
Using interest rate parity theory, what GBP/USD spot rate would you expect to see in six months' time?
TESTED 21 Dec 2024
