Suzette Washington, Accounting Major

1.   What would you do if you found yourself in a situation similar to that fa  ced
by Suzette in this case?

I would say if I were Suzette, I would definitely report  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 theft  ting to
a store manager? Would it have been unethical for Suzette not to repor t the rumored
theft  ting?

I believe it¶s necessary to report  the alleged theft  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 court . 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 fa  ct, 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 theft  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...