Financial & Managerial Accounting
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.1CP
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T Incorporation is a growing concerned, and southern division will not able to meet its current period income objectives. The division manager asked to division controller of Mr. A to determine exactly how much additional production is needed to increase net income enough to meet the division’s objectives. Mr. A analyzes the data and determines that the division will need to increase inventory by 30%.
To discuss: Whether Mr. A’s action is an ethical manner.
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Financial & Managerial Accounting
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