CFE

CFE practice questions, page 2 of 7, with answer review and explanations.

Question 6

__________ can be defined as conduct detrimental to the organization and to the employee.

  1. Employee deviance
  2. Employee theft
  3. Employee fraud
  4. All of the above

Question 7

Perceived certainty of detection is directly related to employee theft for respondents in all industry sectors, that is the stronger the perception that theft would be detected, the more the likelihood that the employee would engage in deviant behavior.

  1. True
  2. False

Question 8

According to a survey, in principal perpetrator, males in a majority of cases, accounting for ___ percent of frauds versus ___ percent in which a female was the primary culprit.

  1. 62 versus 36
  2. 61 versus 39
  3. 62 versus 37
  4. None of the above

Question 9

The principal way to detect omitted credits from books of account is through:

  1. Forced Balance
  2. Trend analysis
  3. Expense account
  4. None of all

Question 10

People commit financial statement fraud to:

  1. Conceal false business performances
  2. Preserve personal status/control
  3. Maintain personal income
  4. Stand outside the accounting system