PECs Situational Analysis Review Quiz

Read and analyze the situation given. If you are the person in the scene, what action are you to choose to show that you are a person of character?

Eddie paid an $8 restaurant check with a $10 bill. The waitress gave him $12 back. The most ethical action for Eddie is to:

• Keep the extra $10

• Inform the waitress of her overpayment

• Inform the manager of the overpayment

• Leave a larger tip for the waitress

Read and analyze the situation given. If you are the person in the scene, what action are you to choose to show that you are a person of character?

Your manager asks you to provide incorrect information in a company's financial statements to support a loan application at the local bank. The manager insists it is a one time request. If you are a person of integrity, what should you do?

• Go along with the manager’s request

• Refuse to go along with the request

• Inform the audit committee

• Talk to others in the company to determine how they handled such a situation

Read and analyze the situation given. If you are the person in the scene, what action are you to choose to show that you are a person of character?

Janice is a staff accountant in the accounting firm of Obama and Biden. She is assigned to work at the audit of HealthCare Associates. On the very first day, Janice noticed that the accounting manager of the client take money out of the petty cash fund and put it in his pocket. The best action for Janice to take is:

• Ignore the situation because Janice doesn’t know why the manager pocketed the money.

• Inform her immediate supervisor of what she observed.

• Tell another staff accountant who is a friend and ask for her advice.

• Confront the accounting manager and ask him to return the money to the firm.

Read and analyze the situation given. If you are the person in the scene, what action are you to choose to show that you are a person of character?

Jason is the fastest worker on the audit of a company for the firm Zits LLP. Other Zits workers take twice as long to complete the equivalent amount of work as Jason. One day Jason is approached by the other workers and is asked to slow down. “You are exceeding the time budget for the audit and making the rest of us look bad,” said one staff member. The best thing for Jason to do is:

• Tell the other staff members that he will use the time he saves on his budget to help them to meet their budget by picking up their slack.

• Approach his supervisor to discuss the matter.

• Ignore what is being asked and go about his work as he has always done.

• Tell the other staff members to mind their own business.

Read and analyze the situation given. If you are the person in the scene, what action are you to choose to show that you are a person of character?

Assume you are taking an exam and you see that your friend is cheating. Your teacher does not notice it. What should you do if you are a trustworthy person?

• You pretend not to know it.

• You tell your professor immediately.

• You also cheat the exam because your friend does.

• You talk to the friend and advise him or her to confess.