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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.

Theconstruction could not be abandoned as the site would have hadvery little commercial value.

The Internal Audit department has been asked to carry out a post completion audit. What issues should it concentrate on?

Company C wishes to recruit an employee who will have responsibility for, among other things, the receipt and handling of cash.Which THREE of the following would be most likely to provide useful information about the candidate from the point of view of the Internal Auditor?

Company W produces mobile phone components and has recently tendered for a substantial contract. The results of the tendering process will not become available until three months from now. If the company is successful it will require 2,000 units of a commodity which is currently traded in an open commodity market for $740 per unit. However, there has been speculation that this commodity could increase substantially in price over the next three months and so the company is considering purchasing the commodity now and storing it for three months.

The funds to buy the commodity would be borrowed at an annual interest rate of 7% and the storage cost of the product would be $5.40 per unit per month. The storage costs would be paid at the end of the three month storage period.

Which of the following represents the gain or loss (to the nearest thousand dollars) that will accrue to Company W assuming that the price of the commodity rises to $800 in three months' time?

J plc is a wholesale building supply business. Ithasa large warehouse where some ofitsmaterials are stored. Last month three accidents occurred where employees were slightly injured whilst moving items from the 5th shelf. The 5th shelf is located 15 metres up from the ground.

This is a health and safety risk and could also be a reputation risk in the longer term.

Which of the following risk mitigations should the company employ?

An oil company has entered into a joint venture with a competing oil company to develop a new oil field. The joint venture arrangement is intended to mitigate the risks associated with developing the oil field.

The following disclosure appears in the oil company's risk report:

"Many of our large projects and operations are conducted through joint ventures. These arrangements involve complex risk allocation and indemnification arrangements and we have less control over these activities than we would have if we had full ownership and control. Our partners may have economic or business interests that are opposed to ours, and may exercise the right to block key decisions or actions.We believe the joint arrangement is in our best interest."

Which of the following statements are correct?