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Ethical Case Study
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The manufacturing company C rented out their excess warehouse space to a local company in lease. The entire lease amount was received on the day, the lease was signed. So the company reports a huge amount of unearned rent in its
To explain: If Mr. C is behaving ethically or not?
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The parties affected by C’s decision
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