Question

Sue Peters is the controller at Vroom, a car dealership. Dale Miller recently has been hired as bookkeeper. Dale wanted to attend a class on Excel spreadsheets, so Sue temporarily took over Dale’s duties, including overseeing a fund for filling a car’s gas tank before a test drive. Sue found a shortage in this fund and confronted Dale when he returned to work. Dale admitted that he occasionally uses this fund to pay for his own gas. Sue estimated that the amount involved is close to $450.a. What should Sue Peters do? b. Would you change your answer to the previous question if Sue Peters was the one recently hired as controller and Dale Miller was a well-liked, longtime employee who indicated that he always eventually repaid the fund?

Answer 1

Answer:

Unethical behavior

Unethical behavior refers to the actions of an individual that exist outside what is marked as morally proper or right for a profession, person and industry. The institute of management accountants has developed standards that must be maintained by the managers in order to face ethical challenges. These standards require managerial accountants to maintain their professional competence, preserve the confidentiality of the information they handle and to act with integrity and credibility.

Part 1)

In this case. Dale Miller is a new employee entrusted with the duties and responsibilities as a bookkeeper. Sue Peters is the supervisor. Dale has used office funds for his personal use thus violating the trust Sue and other managers had on him. An employee who has adopted such kind of behavior would fail to become trusted and valued employee of the company. Since. Sue hired Dale Miller and responsible for all the acts performed by Dale Miller. Therefore, it is ascertained that he should undertake termination of Dale Miller because he fails to comply with the policies pertaining to discipline in the organization.

Part 2)

In this case, when the supervisor Sue is a new employee and finds out a malpractice going on internally by an old employee. Thus under such condition Sue is required to discuss the issue with the immediate superior or supervisor. Unless Sue is able to get additional information pertaining to the issue, he would have warmed Dale Miller that such kind of behavior is not accepted in the future. Therefore, it is ascertained that Sue must have establish closer supervision and better control.