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Suzette Washington, Accounting Major

1.  What would you do if you found yourself in a situation similar to that f aced by

Suzette in this case?

I would say if I were Suzette, I would definitely repor t it to manager. Especially,

Suzette was an accounting major student. Not only should she repor t, but also she

needs to help the manager building a better intern control mechanism by using her 

accounting knowledge. But before I reveal Alex and Matt, I prefer to confirm and

double check first if they really did some illegal activities like stealing, not only just 

follow what Paula told.

2. Do you believe that it was a ppropriate for Suzette to repor t the alleged thef t ting to

a store manager? Would it have been unethical for Suzette not to repor t the rumored

thef t ting?

I believe it¶s necessary to repor t the alleged thef t thing. As an accounting student,

Suzette has necessary knowledge and tr aining to discriminate legal and illegal

activities. It¶s her obligation to reveal ina ppropriate behaviors or illegal activities in

the company.

On the other hand, If Suzette tried to cover the truth, Alex and Matt might stole more

valua ble stuff and thus got much more stringent penalties from the cour t. In this point,

the earlier Suzette repor ts their activity, the better for Alex and Matt.

3. Accounting majors are preparing to enter a profession recognized as having one of 

the strongest and most rigorously enfor ced ethical codes. Given this f act, do you

 believe that accounting majors have a greater responsibility than other business

majors to behave ethically?

Accounting majors have more  judgmental and ethical knowledge than other business

majors, so they definitely have a greater responsibility to behave ethically.

4. Briefly discuss internal control activities that might have prevented the thef t losses

suffered by Ber tolini¶s.

My suggestions for Ber tolini¶s are as follow:

Create a comprehensive inventory management mechanism. A periodical stock 

checking is necessary. The actual inventory, such as...

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