Answer:
Anne Mullens committed embezzlement.
Explanation:
Embezzlement is defined as misappropriation of funds by someone with whom funds have been entrusted.
It is a theft as the money does not belong to the perpetrator. The perpetrator is only entrusted with funds.
One of the conditions for embezzlement is an existence of a fiduciary (trust) relationship between parties.
In the given case, Anne Mullens pocketed $57 cash from recorded amount instead of recording 57$ customer's payment via check. Instead she included the customer's check in the money to be taken to bank.
This is embezzlement of funds by Anne.
The correct answer is technology.
The processes that a firm uses in order to turn inputs into outputs of goods and services is called technology.