EMT Practice Test

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Question1: Select the most appropriate level of responsibility for managing each of the following risks.

Question2: H has a floating rate loan that it wishes to replace with a fixed rate. The cost of the existing loan is LIBOR +
4%. H would have to pay a fixed rate of 8% on a fixed rate loan. H's bank has found a potential counterparty for a swap arrangement.
The counterparty wishes to raise a variable rate loan. It would pay LIBOR + 1% on a variable rate loan and
9% on a fixed rate.
The bank will require 10% of the savings from the swap and H and the counterparty will share the remaining saving equally.
Calculate H's effective rate of interest from this swap arrangement.

Question3: Y Company wishes to recruit an employee who will have responsibility for the receipt and handling of cash From the point of view of the internal auditor which THREE of the following would be most likely to provide useful information about the candidate"?

Question4: Which of the following are objectives of the audit planning procedure?

Question5: Select the correct ethical principle that corresponds to each ethical dilemma described.

Question6: H sells machinery and also associated services, such as advice and repairs. H's industry is going through considerable transformation.
Classify each of the examples of information available to H's management as strategic, operational or of having little value.

Question7: 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?

Question8: Identify, from the list provided, which category of business risk most accurately describes the events detailed below.

Question9: A's directors do not believe that they always get value for money from their investment in capital projects.
Over the past decade the company has invested in 55 projects that have cost more than $1m. They are considering introducing a system of post completion audit to see if this will help them to understand any problems they have had with projects in the past. They hope to use the results of the post completion audits to significantly improve the results of their capital investments State whether you agree or disagree with the points raised by A's directors.

Question10: JC is a car manufacturing company in country C and manufactures diesel cars It is facing a number of serious risks Which TWO of the following nsk factors are external?

Question11: IOP manufactures aircraft engines. The company is presently engaged in a scenario planning exercise to consider the implications of a possible ban on the use of fossil fuels by the year 2040.
Which TWO of the following would be realistic responses to the scenario?

Question12: H sells machinery and also associated services, such as advice and repairs. H's industry is going through considerable transformation.
Classify each of the examples of information available to H's management as strategic, operational or of having little value.

Question13: Match the descriptions shown in the boxes below with the method of quantifying risk exposure it best describes.

Question14: James owns a small company which sometimes suffers from credit risk.
Which of the following measures should he put in place to help reduce this risk?

Question15: Which of the following risks should be given highest priority?

Question16: Which THREE of the following are principles of good corporate governance according to the UK Corporate Governance Code?

Question17: P Ltd manufactures and sells electrical goods through retail outlets.
N is P Ltd's Sales Director. He has been recently promoted from a senior sales position with P Ltd. He has been forced to spend the first six months as Sales Director on dealing with an administrative mess left behind by the previous sales director.
You are a Senior Management Accountant at P Ltd. You have worked with N for many years.
N has worked hard and has made many changes that have brought significant benefit to the business.
N has asked you to postpone the recording of some purchase invoices so that he will meet his quarterly targets on profit margin.
What should you do?

Question18: The interest rate on EUR deposits is 7%. The interest rate on GBP deposits is 5%. The spot rate is EUR/GBP0.8500. What is the one year forward rate predicted to be assuming interest rate parity holds true?

Question19: As part of risk assessment exercise for a low-cost airline you are requested to match the risks listed below with the most approriate method of minimising or dealing with each risk.

Question20: HWG is a large company which grows and processes coffee The coffee is sold to supermarkets, branded with their names for sale as "own brand" products HWG brands and packages the coffee using the supermarkets' own designs HWG's directors are considering a strategic proposal to develop a range of coffees to be sold under a brand that HWG will develop Which TWO of the following should the directors consider as part of their strategic analysis?

Question21: Which of the following is an ethical dilemma?

Question22: SC is a professional football club which is currently listed on a recognised stock exchange. There is a proposal that it builds a new stadium at a location a considerable distance from its current stadium.
There is strong support within the club for the move as the current ground is now over 40 years old and has not been extensively modernised in that time.
However, there is a lot of opposition to the move in the area where it is proposed to locate the new stadium. Objectors claim that the new stadium will increase traffic and pollution in the area and will adversely affect the value of their properties.
Which of the following statements about the responsibility of the board of SC is correct?

Question23: 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?

Question24: SDF is a quoted company. Which of the following matters should normally be dealt with by SDF's audit committee?

Question25: In-depth analysis showing the identification and quantification of exposure to financial risk has become more accessible in recent years. Several varieties of analysis are now available.
Which of the following statements are true?

Question26: ERT is choosing between two maintenance policies for its vehicles. The outcomes of these policies are difficult to predict and so ERT has run a simu-lation of both.
Policy 1 has an expected annual cost of $400,000 per year, with a standard deviation of $80,000.
Policy 2 has an expected value of $350,000, with a standard deviation of $150,000.
Which of the following statements are correct?

Question27: A has an opportunity to invest $90,000 in a project that is expected to generate annual cash inflows of $60,000 for each of the next three years. The project's beta coefficient implies a discount rate of 12% for this project, based on a risk-free rate of return of 3%.
A is prepared to forego the expected cash flows from this project in return for a guaranteed payment of
$50,000 at the end of year 1, $42,000 at the end of year 2 and $30,000 at the end of year 3.
What is the certainty equivalent value of this opportunity to A?

Question28: R plc is considering an investment of $1,100,000 in a new machine which is expected to have substantial cash inflows over the next five years.
The annual cash flows from this investment and their probability are shown below:
Annual cash flow ($) Probability
200,000 0.4
280,000 0.5
350,000 0.1
At the end of its five-year life, the asset is expected to sell for $100,000. The cost of capital is 5%.
What is the Expected Net Present Value?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.

Question29: P has decided to invest in a new warehouse at a cost of $2,000,000. The discount rate of the project is 18% and the present value of the tax shield is £26,000.
What is the minimum acceptable Internal Rate of Return of the project?

Question30: The list below has duties performed by risk managers and internal auditors. Show who would carry out the duties assuming the company has both risk managers and internal auditors.

Question31: A large, publicly funded university is considering introducing a new information system in order to enhance its ability to store and retrieve academic records for past and current students, including the registration and deregistration of students.
In conducting an evaluation of the system, which THREE features would the management of the college be most likely to consider as essential prerequisites to implementation?

Question32: With regard to the internal audit department, which TWO of the following statements are correct?

Question33: H Ltd is a logistics company which is likely to be seeking a Stock Exchange listing shortly. The directors wish to strengthen the company's internal controls.
Which of the following statements are valid?

Question34: H is a senior production manager for P Ltd which is about to make a strategic decision on setting up a new production line requiring $3 million of new specialist equipment.
H's daughter is friends with and goes to school with the daughter of T, the sales manager in KK Ltd. KK Ltd is a potential supplier of the specialist equipment that P Ltd requires.
T owns a holiday home. H's daughter regularly accompanies T's daughter on family vacations at this holiday home, all at T's expense.
H is the only person working for P Ltd who is qualified to select the specialist equipment. KK Ltd will definitely bid for the sale.
What should H do?

Question35: Move the category of risk to the box beside the risk description it best matches.

Question36: You have just been appointed Financial Controller of Y, a marketing consultancy.
You are in a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Y, and have been discussing the need for a major upgrade of all the information systems throughout Y, as they are all very old.
Knowing that major change should be managed effectively, you have suggested that Y should have a 'systems steering committee'.
Advise the CEO which of the following should be included in the terms of reference of the steering committee.

Question37: Which of the following statements concerning the use of balanced scorecards to measure divisional performance is correct?

Question38: J is a manager in charge of a section in GDD's Buying department. J has eight staff who report to her.
Including M, who has worked for GDD for seven months.
One afternoon, while J was absent on sick leave, M was asked to place an urgent order for plastic pellets that are vital for GDD's production process. The usual supplier could not supply the pellets on time to avoid a shortage and so M telephoned a new supplier and placed an order. When the supplier invoiced for the delivery, GDD's Accounts Payable Department rejected the invoice because the supplier did not have a valid account.
On investigation, it was revealed that M did not have the authority to place an order with a new supplier. Only J can authorise new accounts. M claimed that he had been unaware of the need to seek approval because he had never found it necessary to place an order with a new supplier before Which TWO of the following statements ate correct?

Question39: Under the COSO Enterprise Risk Management Framework, who is responsible for risk management?

Question40: Move the category of risk to the box beside the risk description it best matches.

Question41: YY is a company which generates electricity from alternative energy sources It has just begun constructing a wind farm near a well-known beauty spot The protect has been controversial as campaigners say it will be noisy and unsightly.
The campaigners took legal action but lost the case Some of them have started a campaign of direct action against YY and are physically blocking roads leading to the site and attempting to intimidate YY's staff YY has hired a security company to help it to protect its staff Which of the following statements are view in relation to the ethics of this scenario'' Select ALL that apply.

Question42: An internal auditor has just completed an investigation into human resource (HR) procedures in the Springtown branch of IUY The Springtown branch is too small to have its own full-time HR staff All HR work is undertaken by the Branch Manager, assisted by the Branch Administrator The internal auditor has discovered a number of problems with branch HR records. These are due to a misunderstanding of the regulations by the Branch Manager and the Branch Administrator, neither of whom has any specific HR training The Branch Manager has asked that the problems be omitted from the internal audit report because they were due to a lack of training and will be rectified immediately Which TWO of the following actions should the internal auditor take with regard to the audit report on the Springtown Branch?

Question43: C is an accounts clerKwho is supposed to sign each invoice as evidence that she has conducted checks against supporting documents Sometimes C signs invoices without making these checks D is a member of the internal audit team He has been told to conduct compliance tests on whether C is checking the invoices property Which of the following would grve D a false sense of assurance that C's checks have been in operation?
Select ALL that appry

Question44: 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.

Question45: University B has several departments. Each department at times obtains funding from different sources such as government grants and industry sponsorships. The central management of the university has decided to develop a module within its current Information System to track these funds centrally.
The central management of the University has decided to utilise in-house expertise in order to build this module.
Which THREE of the following represent advantages of developing this module and doing so using in-house expertise?

Question46: M plc is an IT company that bids for large contracts to sell computer systems and also to service existing systems. M plc's senior management has always set budgets which are hard to achieve and have made no allowances for the recession.
The economy has improved and M plc's senior managers have made the budget even more optimistic. The budgeted sales target has been increased by 40%.
In the past, sales staff have not tried to achieve the budget sales because it was generally believed that the targets were impossible to reach.
M plc has recently appointed a new Sales Director who has decided that sales staff will be dismissed if they fail to meet sales targets for three successive months. He is also looking for higher sales margins than were achieved before.
What are the likely consequences of the new Sales Director's policy?

Question47: TTO is seeking to recruit a new non-executive director TTO produces high quality women's clothing, which it sells to retailers Some clothing is sold under the retailer's own brand names, some is made on behalf of recognised clothing designers TTO is a well regarded company and its products are of a very high quality.
Several applications have been received, and the Board is seeking to make a shortlist by eliminating unsuitable candidates Which THREE of the following would make a candidate unsuitable for appointment to the post?

Question48: B uses a balanced scorecard to monitor the performance of its divisions.
Classify each of the following decisions taken by a division's management team as either commercially sound or dysfunctional.

Question49: RFD, a listed company, is considering making an investment in a risky new venture. RFD has a substantial cash surplus that will be used to acquire the necessary resources. It is unlikely that RFD would have been able to raise finance for this investment because the company is already highly geared.
Which of the following statements about stakeholders' conflicting interests are true?

Question50: 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?

Question51: M built a large factory last year and it has just been completed. The initial outflows on this project have a present value of $400 million and the entire project has a net present value of $30 million.
The initial phase of the project caused problems and there was an overspend of $35 million as there was unstable soil. The foundations had to be underpinned with large steel bars to ensure the building would be safe. There was no other suitable site for the project.
The construction could not be abandoned as the site would have had very little commercial value.
The Internal Audit department has been asked to carry out a post completion audit. What issues should it concentrate on?

Question52: You are the Management Accountant for a company which supplies baked food to a string of retail outlets; biscuits, cakes, savoury snacks etc.
You discover that a trainee employee, who is responsible for cleaning out the delivery vans has been taking damaged goods and packets which have reached their sales expiry date and has been selling them to friends.
These products would otherwise have been discarded as waste.
The trainee in question is the nephew of one of the senior managers.
What is the correct course of action?

Question53: The internal audit department should always give a report at the end of its audit. This report is intended to be useful and help the company going forward. The report should always include any recommendations for improvements. Which of the following statements are true and which are false?

Question54: 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?

Question55: UIO designs clothes and pays third parties to manufacture them A recent television programme showed that two of the factories used by UIO were employing illegal immigrants whose status was used by the factory's owners to force them to work for low wages and in unpleasant and dangerous conditions. These factories were located in a developed country with strong labour laws Classify each of the following statements as true or false:

Question56: Y plc, a pharmaceutical company, has dealt with a number of risks in the manner indicated below.
Use the TARA framework to classify each of Y plc's responses.

Question57: A US company enters into a five year borrowing with bank A at a floating rate of USD Libor plus 2%.
It simultaneously enters into an interest rate swap with bank B at 3.5% fixed against USD Libor plus 1%.
What is the hedged borrowing rate, taking the borrowing and swap into account?
Give your answer to 1 decimal place

Question58: Select the most appropriate level of responsibility for managing each of the following risks.

Question59: You are the Management Accountant for P, a food manufacturing company with an annual sales revenue of $5 million.
You discover that the Production Manager's records are inconsistent. Raw materials purchased do not agree to the total recorded for transfers to production plus wastage. There is an average shortfall of 2% of purchases.
You investigated and discovered that there are often mistakes made during manufacturing that results in food that is safe to eat, but cannot be sold because of visual flaws. The Production Manager is supposed to scrap all such damaged product and write all such losses off as waste, but you discovered that he has been giving the damaged food to a charity that assists homeless people. No records are made of such gifts in order to conceal the losses due to manufacturing errors.
What should you do?

Question60: Select the most appropriate level of responsibility for managing each of the following risks.

Question61: Y plc, a pharmaceutical company, has dealt with a number of risks in the manner indicated below.
Use the TARA framework to classify each of Y plc's responses.

Question62: H sells machinery and also associated services, such as advice and repairs. H's industry is going through considerable transformation.
Classify each of the examples of information available to H's management as strategic, operational or of having little value.

Question63: THG is a quoted company that manufactures expensive clothes that are sold to upmarket department stores THG's Board has commissioned a stress test to identify the impact of strategic risks The consultant who is conducting the test is currently investigating the impact that a 1 % increase in interest rates would have on THG.
Which TWO of the following are valid reasons for including an increase in interest rates in the stress test?

Question64: V buys vegetables and fruit from three farms located in a different part of V's country and sells them to large supermarket chains.
A recent newspaper magazine had an article on these farms showing that the farms employ illegal immigrants whose status was used by the factory's owners to force them to work for low wages and in unpleasant conditions. They are forced to live in small overcrowded caravans with no running water. They are also given meals which are cold and poor quality. These farms are located in a developed country with strong labour laws.
Classify each of the following statements as true or false.

Question65: 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).

Question66: As part of risk assessment exercise for a low-cost airline you are requested to match the risks listed below with the most approriate method of minimising or dealing with each risk.

Question67: K is a manufacturing company. It has sourced new equipment from the US to equip a new production facility.
It has to make a payment of USD1,000,000 in 3 months' time.
K's production manager needs to know whether it is cheaper to use a forward contract or a money market hedge.
Current spot and forward exchange rates are as follows:
Current mid-point money market rates (annual) are as follows:
Ignoring taxation, which of the following statements is correct?

Question68: Select the correct ethical principle that corresponds to each ethical dilemma described.

Question69: X Company M has lost 25% of its revenue in the last three months due to bad debts. One of the receivables written off was from a long standing customer and the other three were from new customers. The management accountant has warned the sales team that the company cannot survive any more substantial bad debts.
Which of the following internal controls should be put in place to try and prevent further bad debts?

Question70: The acronym VPN stands for.

Question71: BCD has recently experienced a cyber security breach which fortunately was carried out by someone more interested in demonstrating the weakness in its defence than by someone malicious This has made BCD realise that its cyber defence is inadequate BCD has engaged a cyber security consultant who has advised BCD to set up a Computer Incident Response Team (GIRT) What THREE of the following activities would this CIRT have responsibility for?
Recruit specialist security staff to avoid an incident

Question72: JC is a car manufacturing company in country C and manufactures diesel cars It is facing a number of serious risks Which TWO of the following risk factors are external?

Question73: E purchases parts for one of the machines it manufactures from Country X Place the risk classification next to the risk it relates to:

Question74: Match the descriptions shown in the boxes below with the method of quantifying risk exposure it best describes.

Question75: TT is a jewellery manufacturer in country A It makes jewellery from precious metals and stones and sells it to shops in country A and also overseas It is the 3rd largest company in country A with a huge turnover TT has found it very difficult to prevent staff committing fraud and last year the Board was sure that the year end inventory was lower than it should have been Gross profit was also slightly lower than expected Which TWO of the following internal controls would be most effective in helping to reduce staff fraud within TT?

Question76: Which of the following statements best explains why a corporate treasury department should be established as a cost centre rather than a profit centre?

Question77: The Head of IT Security has been asked to conduct a detailed forensic analysis of a suspected data breach that ted to customer credit card details being intercepted.
Which TWO of the following would be suitable objectives for such a forensic analysis?

Question78: Kate is a management accountant. Her immediate superior plans to apply for a promotion and his strongest competitor is the sales manager. Kate's superior has ordered her to set unattainable sales targets in a sales budget in order to reduce the sales manager's promotion prospects. He told her not to tell anybody.
Kate asked the finance director for advice. He told her that he wanted her immediate superior to get the promotion and so she should set the unattainable budget as instructed.
Kate set the budget as instructed.
Which THREE fundamental ethical principles has Kate breached?

Question79: ABC is a large supermarket chain which also has online shopping and home deliveries It has a 24/7 service which runs on a central server allowing all customers to enter new orders at any time This is a business critical service which, if not available, may lead to customers turning to alternative supermarket chains offering similar services, resulting in immediate turnover loss and possible long term customer loss.
ABC is contemplating the implementation of a hot standby facility, not only to cover for emergency disaster recovery, but also to allow for business continuity, allowing necessary maintenance and updates without service interruption.
Which of the following cybersecurity objectives is ABC concerned about in this scenario?

Question80: Match the descriptions shown in the boxes below with the method of quantifying risk exposure it best describes.

Question81: 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?

Question82: 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?

Question83: V buys vegetables and fruit from three farms located in a different part of V's country and sells them to large supermarket chains.
A recent newspaper magazine had an article on these farms showing that the farms employ illegal immigrants whose status was used by the factory's owners to force them to work for low wages and in unpleasant conditions. They are forced to live in small overcrowded caravans with no running water. They are also given meals which are cold and poor quality. These farms are located in a developed country with strong labour laws.
Classify each of the following statements as true or false.

Question84: H manufactures and sells healthy dietary supplements. The company recruits individuals as part-time agents to sell its products to friends and colleagues. These agents are required to buy H's products and to resell them at a small mark-up.
For a fee, H will provide agents with training in persuasive selling techniques. Agents who pass exams at the conclusion of this training can become distributors. Distributors buy bulk quantities of H's products at a discount and can recruit their own sales agents. Those agents can also take training and can recruit agents of their own.
At what stage does H stop being a legitimate business and become a pyramid selling fraud?

Question85: B uses a balanced scorecard to monitor the performance of its divisions.
Classify each of the following decisions taken by a division's management team as either commercially sound or dysfunctional.

Question86: VBN uses a balanced scorecard to monitor the performance of its divisions.
Classify each of the following decisions taken by a division's management team as either commercially sound or dysfunctional.

Question87: Move the category of risk to the box beside the risk description it best matches.

Question88: QAW is a quoted building company QAW has detailed rules relating to the wording of its contracts and the need to seek Board approval for any changes to the standard wording The Convener of the Audit Committee has just received a copy of an internal audit report relating to the QAW Land Reclamation subsidiary The subsidiary has signed several construction contracts over the past two years that have made significant changes to the standard wording, with no attempt to seek approval from QAW's Board The internal audit report quotes the manager in charge of QAW Land Reclamation as refusing to accept that there is a compliance error at the subsidiary The manager stated that the nature of the business done by QAW Land Reclamation would make it inappropriate to use the standard contract terms and that it would be impractical to seek permission for every one of the many changes that are necessary Which of the following would be an appropriate response to this item by QAW's Board?

Question89: 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?

Question90: TYU is a retailer selling televisions. The company is financed wholly by equity.
Why might TYU be exposed to interest rate risk?

Question91: B uses a balanced scorecard to monitor the performance of its divisions.
Classify each of the following decisions taken by a division's management team as either commercially sound or dysfunctional.

Question92: Laura is an accounts clerk. She is supposed to sign each invoice as evidence that she has conducted checks against supporting documents. Sometimes Laura signs invoices without making these checks.
Terry is a member of the internal audit team. Terry has been told to conduct compliance tests on whether Laura is checking the invoices properly.
Which of the following would give Terry a false sense of assurance that Laura's checks have been operating?

Question93: S is a senior production manager for LK, which is about to set up a new production line requiring S4 million of new specialist equipment.
S's daughter goes to school and is friends with the daughter of R.
the sales manager in GG. GG is a potential supplier of the specialist equipment that LK requires.
R owns a holiday home. S's daughter regularly accompanies R's daughter on family vacations at this holiday home, all at R's expense.
S is the only person working for LK who is qualified to select the specialist equipment. GG will definitely bid for the sale.
What should S do?

Question94: Which of the following will increase the value of a call option?

Question95: 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?

Question96: XYZ is unhappy with the way it decides on the likelihood and impact of risks when it completes the TARA matrix XYZ has decided to try other ways to get more consensus over the evaluation of risks as high, medium and low impact and likelihood Which of the following methods is likely to be most successful?

Question97: 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?

Question98: 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?

Question99: 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?

Question100: A UK manufacturing company has simultaneously:
* purchased a put option to sell USD 1million at an exercise price of GBP1.00 = USD1.65
* sold a call option that grants the option holder the right to buy USD 1million at a price of GBP1.00 = USD1.61 (this option has the same maturity date as the put).
Which of the following is a valid explanation for entering into these option positions?

Question101: DRF is a manufacturing company
The internal auditor is conducting an investigation into the operation of the payroll system and has discovered a compliance error The Head of Human Resources (HR) is required to add any new names to the payroll, using a specific computer password The Head of HR was absent for a month because of ill health During that period a senior member of the Wages Office, who is normally responsible only for organising wage payments, was issued a temporary password in order to add new names to the payroll The password was cancelled when the Head of HR returned to work Which TWO of the following statements are correct?

Question102: Which of the following actions would breach CIMA's Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants?

Question103: 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?

Question104: 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?

Question105: Which of the following statements are true of economic risk?

Question106: A's directors do not believe that they always get value for money from their investment in capital projects.
Over the past decade the company has invested in 55 projects that have cost more than $1m. They are considering introducing a system of post completion audit to see if this will help them to understand any problems they have had with projects in the past. They hope to use the results of the post completion audits to significantly improve the results of their capital investments State whether you agree or disagree with the points raised by A's directors.

Question107: You are a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and you have recently taken up the position of Sales Manager with a company that is facing financial difficulties. The company's terms include a commitment to maintain specified profitability, liquidity and solvency measures; failure to do so would render bank loans immediately repayable. The draft financial statements show that the company has not succeeded in complying with all of these requirements.
The financial results are very dependent on various estimates such as receivables impairments. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has suggested that these be recalculated so as to bring the financial results within the requirements of the bank. He has asked you to sign pre-dated internal documentation which would imply that, as Sales Manager, you initiated these changes in the belief that they would enhance the accuracy of the Financial Statements.
Which TWO of the following courses of action available to you would be ethically acceptable according to the CIMA Code of Ethics?

Question108: A's directors do not believe that they always get value for money from their investment in capital projects.
Over the past decade the company has invested in 55 projects that have cost more than $1m. They are considering introducing a system of post completion audit to see if this will help them to understand any problems they have had with projects in the past. They hope to use the results of the post completion audits to significantly improve the results of their capital investments State whether you agree or disagree with the points raised by A's directors.

Question109: E purchases parts for one of the machines it manufactures from Country X Place the risk classification next to the risk it relates to:

Question110: V buys vegetables and fruit from three farms located in a different part of V's country and sells them to large supermarket chains.
A recent newspaper magazine had an article on these farms showing that the farms employ illegal immigrants whose status was used by the factory's owners to force them to work for low wages and in unpleasant conditions. They are forced to live in small overcrowded caravans with no running water. They are also given meals which are cold and poor quality. These farms are located in a developed country with strong labour laws.
Classify each of the following statements as true or false.

Question111: 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?