Susie, a Newly Graduated BBA in Accounting, Has Started Job

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Essay

Susie, a newly graduated BBA in accounting, has started job with the state budgeting office. Susie has responsibility over travel expenses expense accounts. The state has a travel policy stating that a state employee may be reimbursed up to $90 per night for a hotel room and up to $40 per day for meals, as long as the employee turns in food receipts. On the first expense account Susie works on the employee has a hotel receipt for $130 a night but no food expenses. Susie processes the reimbursement for $90. The employee becomes irate as his reading of the travel policy is that he can be reimbursed for $130 a night for hotel and food with a receipt. The employee claims this has never been a problem in the past and has always been reimbursed $130 a night whether for hotel only or both hotel and food.
Discuss which ethical theory supports Susie and the employee's take on the travel policy. Which would you choose and why?

Understand the distinctions and applications of direct and indirect order in business writing.

Recognize the appropriate parts and organization of business reports based on their length and formality.

Identify the roles and formats of various prefatory and appended parts in formal and informal reports.

Distinguish between short and long reports in terms of structure, coherence, and introduction needs.

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Definitions:

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