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Using pre-numbered documents in an accounting information system is a way to ___ risk.


A) Avoid.
B) Share.
C) Accept.
D) Reduce.

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Which of the following is included in both COSO frameworks?


A) Objective setting.
B) Risk response.
C) Monitoring.
D) Reasonable assurance.

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C

Match each item with the most appropriate item.

Premises
Market risk.
Legal and regulatory risk.
Credit risk.
Business strategy risk.
Liquidity risk.
Directors' and officers' liability.
Human error risk.
Systems risk.
Responses
Hazard risk.
Operational risk.
Strategic risk.
Financial risk.

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Market risk.
Legal and regulatory risk.
Credit risk.
Business strategy risk.
Liquidity risk.
Directors' and officers' liability.
Human error risk.
Systems risk.

The terms "preventive, detective and corrective" are most closely associated with which element of Internal Control? Integrated Framework?


A) Control environment.
B) Monitoring.
C) Control activities.
D) Risk assessment.

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A strong firewall eliminates the need for: (i) data encryption, (ii) virus protection.


A) i only.
B) ii only.
C) Both i and ii.
D) Neither i nor ii.

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According to Brown, strategic risks include:


A) Liquidity risk.
B) Systems risk.
C) Legal and regulatory risk.
D) Directors' and officers' liability.

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C

Based on the four purposes of internal controls discussed in the text, which of the four pairs listed are the most similar based on those purposes?


A) Safeguarding assets, data encryption.
B) Ensuring financial statement reliability, internal audits.
C) Promoting operating efficiency, restrictive endorsements.
D) Encouraging compliance with management directives, insurance and bonding.

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B

The elements of COSO's internal control framework and examples of the elements are listed below. Match each example with the framework section that most clearly applies.

Premises
A CEO makes a strong statement about the value of internal control.
A company's internal web site connects specific internal controls with specific risk exposures.
A consultant shows a CFO how easy it is to hack into the information system.
A department manager tells an employee that internal control isn't really important.
Accountants complete an annual cost/benefit analysis of internal controls.
An auditor determines a client is subject to interest rate changes.
Documents, such as purchase orders, are sequentially numbered.
Internal auditors reconcile a company's checking account every week.
Managers review internal controls with employees on a monthly basis.
The board of directors requires quarterly status reports on internal.
Responses
ControlsControl activities
Control environment
Information and communication
Monitoring
Risk assessment

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A CEO makes a strong statement about the value of internal control.
A company's internal web site connects specific internal controls with specific risk exposures.
A consultant shows a CFO how easy it is to hack into the information system.
A department manager tells an employee that internal control isn't really important.
Accountants complete an annual cost/benefit analysis of internal controls.
An auditor determines a client is subject to interest rate changes.
Documents, such as purchase orders, are sequentially numbered.
Internal auditors reconcile a company's checking account every week.
Managers review internal controls with employees on a monthly basis.
The board of directors requires quarterly status reports on internal.

The text identified four basic purposes of internal control and several examples of specific controls. Which of the following demonstrates the strongest relationship between them?


A) Safeguarding assets, bank reconciliation.
B) Ensuring financial statement reliability, pre-numbered documents.
C) Promoting operating efficiency, bank reconciliation.
D) Encouraging compliance with management directives, pre-numbered documents.

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Internal control definitions The text presented three definitions of internal control: COSO, New York State Office of the State Comptroller and Lander. For each item listed below, put an "X" in the appropriate column(s) to indicate which definition(s) is/are referenced.  COSO  New York  Lander  None  Achieve objectives  Elimination of error  Generally accepted accounting principles  Reasonable assurance  Reliability \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { COSO } & \text { New York } & \text { Lander } & \text { None } \\\hline \text { Achieve objectives } & & & & \\\hline \text { Elimination of error } & & & & \\\hline \text { Generally accepted accounting principles } & & & & \\\hline \text { Reasonable assurance } & & & & \\\hline \text { Reliability } & & & & \\\hline\end{array}

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According to Enterprise Risk Management: Integrated Framework, risk can be:


A) Internal or external.
B) General or specific.
C) Financial or operational.
D) Inherent or residual.

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According to the COSO definition, internal controls should address which of the following areas: (i) effectiveness and efficiency of operations, (ii) reliability of financial reporting, (iii) compliance with applicable laws and regulations.


A) i and ii only.
B) ii and iii only.
C) i and iii only.
D) i, ii and iii.

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List and discuss five specific internal controls Ruby should recommend to Barb based on the process described above.

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Suggested internal controls include (but...

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The text identified four basic purposes of internal control and several examples of specific controls. Which of the following demonstrates the strongest relationship between them?


A) Safeguarding assets, separation of duties.
B) Ensuring financial statement reliability, edit checks.
C) Promoting operating efficiency, bank reconciliation.
D) Encouraging compliance with management directives, pre-numbered documents.

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According to the COSO definition, internal controls should provide:


A) Reasonable assurance.
B) Punishments for dishonest employees.
C) Sufficient justification for prosecuting criminals.
D) Guarantees that no fraud exists in the accounting information system.

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When a customer is unable or unwilling to pay amounts due, an organization experiences ___ risk.


A) Market.
B) Credit.
C) Systems.
D) Business strategy.

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Which of the following best explains one of the four basic purposes of internal control?


A) Eliminating error.
B) Uncovering fraud.
C) Promoting confidence in financial statements.
D) Eliminating the need for audits.

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The general objectives of internal control include all of the following except:


A) Protecting assets.
B) Producing true financial statements.
C) Streamlining operations.
D) Encouraging employees to follow management's directions.

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A foreign company wants to trade its capital stock in the United States. The company hires a consultant with expertise in SOX in response to which form of risk?


A) Human error.
B) Legal and regulatory.
C) Strategic.
D) Market.

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Cortez works for a large retailer that sells various kinds of linens (towels, sheets, blankets, pillow cases) . In completing a risk assessment for his organization, which of the following questions should he ask first?


A) What risks should we prepare for?
B) How can information technology help guard against risk?
C) Do we need an internal auditing staff?
D) What will my boss think about the plan I develop?

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