Maria mendez is division controller and james dalton is division manager of the hestor shoe company. mendez has line responsibility to dalton, but she also has staff responsibility to the company controller. dalton is under severe pressure to achieve the budgeted division income for the year. he has asked mendez to book $200,000 of revenues on december 31. the customers' orders are firm, but the shoes are still in the production process. they will be shipped on or around january 4. dalton says to mendez, "the key event is getting the sales order, not shipping the shoes. you should support me, not obstruct my reaching division goals." requirements 1. describe mendez's ethical responsibilities. 2. what should mendez do if dalton gives her a direct order to book the sales?

You are at a holiday dinner with your family. your relative makes the argument that the u.s. economy is resurgent and has recovered from the great recession of 2007 – 2009. economic growth, as measured by gdp, has been increasing from one quarter to the next. you beg to differ. how would you structure your argument with your relative? hint: you should think about two things, the accuracy of gdp measures, and whether gdp should be considered a comprehensive measure of a countries well-being.

Cosmetic profits. sally is the executive vice president of big name cosmetics company. through important and material, nonpublic information, she learns that the company is soon going to purchase a smaller chain of stores. it is expected that stock in big name cosmetics will rise dramatically at that point. sally immediately buys a number of shares of her company's stock. she also tells her friend alice about the expected purchase of stores. alice wanted to purchase stock in the company but lacked the funds with which to do so. although she did not have the funds in bank a, alice decided to draw a check on bank a and deposit the check in bank b and then proceed to write a check on bank b to cover the purchase of the stock. she hoped that she would have sufficient funds to deposit before the check was presented for payment. of which of the following offenses, if any, is alice guilty of by buying stock?

Select the correct answer. sarah works in a coffee house where she is responsible for keying in customer orders. a customer orders snacks and coffee, but later, cancels th snacks, saying she wants only coffee. at the end of the day, sarah finds that there is a mismatch in the snack items ordered. which term suggest data has been violated? a. security b. integrity c. adding d. reliability e. reporting