Text And Cases, 6th Edition
By Mintz And Miller Ch 1 To 8
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Chapter 1: Ethical Reasoning: Implications for Accounting
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Chapter 2: Cognitive Processes and Ethical Decision Making in Accounting
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Chapter 3: Organizational Ethics and Corporate Governance
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Chapter 4: AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
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Chapter 5: Fraud in Financial Statements and Auditor Responsibilities
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Chapter 6: Motivation for Fraudulent Financial Reporting
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Chapter 7: Consequences of Earnings Management: The Need for Ethical Leadership in Ac
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Chapter 8: Auditors’ Legal Liabilities and Defenses
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Answers at the end of every chapter
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Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1) What is the common characteristic of Aristotle's virtues and ethical standards for CPAs?
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A) truthfulness
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2) Jane finds a material misstatement while auditing a client's accounts receivables. Her se
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nior tells her to ignore the misstatement so that the client does not get upset. Jane wants to be vi
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ewed as a team player in order to advance in the firm, so Jane follows her senior's instructions a
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nd ignores the misstatement. Which ethical theory did Jane use to make her decision?
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A) egoism
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D) utilitarianism
3) Which of the following situations would be considered ethical?
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A) The cashier at Wal- dv dv dv
Mart gives you $5 more than you were supposed to receive and you don't do anything about it
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B) You accidentally back into a car at Wal-Mart and leave your information for them to
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call.
C) You receive fake $20 bills and use them in a store while knowing they are fake.
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4) Which of the following characteristics does not describe the importance of integrity in
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, A) Acting out of moral principle
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B) Being loyal to one's superior
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C) Having the courage to do the right thing
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D) Not subordinating professional judgment to others
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5) Which of the following characteristics does not describe the behavior of Cynthia Cooper
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in the WorldCom fraud?
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A) persistence
B) competence
C) integrity
D) conformity
6) The ancient Greeks thought of the virtues as characteristics of behavior that
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A) could lead to a good life.
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B) make up the "six pillars of character".
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7) Which of the following elements does not make up an integral part of what is meant by
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"ethics"?
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B) knowing the difference between right and wrong
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D) the moral point of view
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8) Ethical relativism can best be described as
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