Questions from General Accounting


Q: In this chapter, we discuss the study by Libby and Thorne

In this chapter, we discuss the study by Libby and Thorne of the association between auditors’ virtue and professional judgment, done by asking members of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountan...

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Q: You are in charge of the checking account for a small business

You are in charge of the checking account for a small business. One morning, your accounting supervisor enters your office and asks you for a check for $150 for expenses that he tells you he incurred...

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Q: According to a survey reported by the Daily Mail in the United

According to a survey reported by the Daily Mail in the United Kingdom, one in eight women has bought expensive clothes, worn them on a night out, and then returned them the next day. Nearly half of t...

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Q: Sharon is an intern with a local CPA firm. Prior to

Sharon is an intern with a local CPA firm. Prior to returning to school, her supervisor goes on sick leave and asks her to do some complicated reconciliation work for him. She is given what seems to h...

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Q: Identify the ethical issues in each of the following situations and what

Identify the ethical issues in each of the following situations and what your ethical obligations are, assuming you are faced with the dilemma. a. A consultant for a CPA firm is ordered by her superio...

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Q: In a June 1997 paper published in the Journal of Business Ethics

In a June 1997 paper published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Sharon Green and James Weber reported the results of a study of moral reasoning of accounting students prior to and after taking an au...

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Q: On October 15, 2009, in Fort Collins, Colorado,

On October 15, 2009, in Fort Collins, Colorado, the parents of a six-year-old boy, Falcon Heene, claimed that he had floated away in a homemade helium balloon that was shaped to resemble a silver flyi...

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Q: Explain why the process of ethical decision making depends on a number

Explain why the process of ethical decision making depends on a number of moral, social, psychological, and organizational factors.

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Q: 1. Do you think it is the same to act in

1. Do you think it is the same to act in your own self-interest as it is to act in a selfish way? Why or why not? 2. Do you think “enlightened self-interest” is a contradiction in terms, or is it a va...

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Q: Emotional self-awareness refers to understanding your own feelings, what

Emotional self-awareness refers to understanding your own feelings, what causes them, and how they impact your thoughts and actions. It is widely known that ethical dilemmas involving other employees/...

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