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The term (risk) is best defined as the possibility that : ?

A. Financial statements or internal records will contain material misstatements.

B. An event could occur affecting the achievement of objectives.

C. An internal auditor will fail to detect a material misstatement that causes financial statements or

internal reports to be misstated or misleading.

D. Management will either knowing or unknowing make decisions that 

increase the potential liability of the organization .

 

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Question added by Moataz Elsabawy , مدير مالى , مجموعه شركات الانصار
Date Posted: 2017/04/18
Imran Adwani
by Imran Adwani , Head of Internal Audit , Abdulla Bin Zayed Investment Group

Option B is the correct answer. An event occurred could affect the achievement of objectives both positively (opportunities) and negatively (threats).

Hamdi Hindiyeh
by Hamdi Hindiyeh , Internal Audit & GRC Manager , Nabil Foods Company

The Answer is B

 

An event could occur affecting the achievement of objectives.