Jasmine Dol Is a Junior Management Accountant at Hey Hey

question 51

Essay

Jasmine Dol is a junior management accountant at Hey Hey Toys Ltd. Jasmine is given the task of compiling a cost-benefit analysis report on whether the company should purchase an expensive new machine from Beta Ltd, where her brother is the new sales manager. Jasmine did not tell anyone in Hey Hey Toys about her brother's new job. In preparing her report, Jasmine overstates the qualitative benefits and understates the costs associated with this new machine, in order to help her brother make his first sale as the new sales manager.
Discuss why and how Jasmine has deviated from the IFAC's code of ethics.

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Definitions:

Traditional

Pertaining to customs, practices, and norms that have been passed down through generations within a specific culture or society.

Difference Principle

A principle formulated by philosopher John Rawls suggesting that societal inequalities are only justified if they benefit the least advantaged members of society.

Macroallocation Principle

A guideline for allocating large-scale resources in a way that addresses the needs of a population, often in contexts like healthcare or economics.

Equity Principle

A fairness doctrine that emphasizes equal treatment and opportunities for all individuals, often in the context of distribution of resources.