1.14 Sue Peter is the chief accounting officer of Vroom, a car dealership. Dale Miller was recently hired as an accountant. Dale wanted to take courses in excel spreadsheets, so sue temporarily took over Dale's duties including overseeing a fund used to buy gas before the tests. Sue found a shortfall in capital and criticized Dale when he returned to work. Sue estimated the deficit at $450. Requested: What should Sue Peters do? Would you change your answer if Sue Peters was the one recently hired as an accounting manager and Dale Miller was a popular long-serving employee who reported that he always reimbursed?

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1.14 Sue Peter is the chief accounting officer of Vroom, a car dealership. Dale Miller was recently hired as an accountant. Dale wanted to take courses in excel spreadsheets, so sue temporarily took over Dale's duties including overseeing a fund used to buy gas before the tests. Sue found a shortfall in capital and criticized Dale when he returned to work. Sue estimated the deficit at $450.

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  1. What should Sue Peters do?
  2. Would you change your answer if Sue Peters was the one recently hired as an accounting manager and Dale Miller was a popular long-serving employee who reported that he always reimbursed?
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