Cameron Is an Accountant in the Accounting Department of Data

question 38

Essay

Cameron is an accountant in the accounting department of Data Analytics Company. Cameron's son's college tuition is due within a week. To meet the due date, Cameron transfers funds from Data Analytics to a fictitious bank account, planning to repay the firm within one month. The transfer is discovered before the firm is repaid, and Cameron is arrested. What crime, or crimes, if any, has Cameron committed? Explain.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Departments

Divisions within a manufacturing facility, each specialized in a particular aspect of the production process.

Overhead Rate

The rate at which indirect manufacturing costs are allocated to products or services.

Activity-Based Costing

A duplicate term; an accounting method that identifies and assigns costs to overhead activities and then links those costs to products, providing detailed information on where a company is incurring costs and why.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, including but not limited to utilities, maintenance, and salaries of support staff.