An Objective for an Audit of a Medical Research Corporation

question 89

Multiple Choice

An objective for an audit of a medical research corporation is to evaluate management's controls to ensure that timely reports are submitted to sponsors of contracted research projects. In planning the audit to achieve this objective, the auditor should begin by:

• A) Reviewing policies and procedures.
• B) Interviewing a group of research managers.
• C) Observing report preparation in a number of laboratories.
• D) Sending a questionnaire to a sample of research sponsors.

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