In One of the Case Studies in the Textbook, Katie

question 3

Multiple Choice

In one of the case studies in the textbook, Katie Jordon was the "All-American Girl Next Door" working her first job out of college. As an on-site manager for an apartment complex in Dallas, she did such a good job that when her employer purchased a huge apartment complex in Houston, she was asked to run it. All was well until a member of the maintenance crew resigned. She continued to keep him on the payroll and pocketed his wages. She later added a non-existent assistant once she saw how easy it was to add an employee without being questioned. However, her scheme eventually came to light, and her days of bonus pay were over. How was her scheme discovered?

• A) An employee tipped off the main office when she saw the timesheets listing an employee that she had never heard of.
• B) When Jordon's boss made a routine visit to the office, he noticed that there was no sign of an assistant in the office.
• C) She was splitting the proceeds with her boyfriend, and he contacted the home office when she broke up with him.
• D) The auditors found it when they conducted a routine audit of all new acquisitions after being in business for one year.

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