An auditor who is nearly finished with an audit discovers that the director of marketing has a gambling habit. The gambling

issue is not directly related to the existing audit, and there is pressure to complete the current audit. The auditor notes the

problem and passes the information on to the chief audit executive but does no further follow$-$up$.$ The auditor's actions

would...

a$.$ Be in violation of the IIA Code of Ethics nor the Standards for the Professional Practice' of Internal Auditing for

withholding meaningful information.

b$.$ Be in violation of the IIA Code of Ethics for withholding meaningful information.

c$.$ Not be in violation of the IIA Code of Ethics nor the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing.

d$.$ Be in violation of the Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing because the auditor did not

properly follow$-$up on a red flag that might indicate the existence of fraud.