An Employee in Charge of Counting and Depositing Cash Holdings

question 18

Multiple Choice

An employee in charge of counting and depositing cash holdings at end of the day urgently needs some extra cash to pay her son's medical bills. Using the fraud triangle, this situation likely constitutes

• A) motive/need.
• B) rationalization.
• C) opportunity.
• D) motive/need and rationalization.
• E) motive/need and opportunity.

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