Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper. In this instance, you are the Chief Financial Officer. Your Assistant Controller wrote a memo to you (CFO), to solve the hospital's economics crisis as shown in Klein's Exercise 20 in the textbook Chapter 3. The hospital publishes its commitment to the public good: "model citizen, concerned with maintaining a superior level of patient care, safe workplace for its employees, and a pristine environment for all citizens."
Answer the Assistant Controller in the form of a business memo and complete the Evaluation Grid. Assume that you and your assistant are members of the AICPA and are licensed CPAs.
Reflect on the provided ethical dilemma that you may face in your career.
·Describe the situations surrounding the ethical dilemma and the actions [problem resolutions] in response.
·Explain the ethical theories of egoism, utilitarianism, deontological ethics, the categorical imperative, and virtue ethics as sources for professional judgment.
·Assess whether the actions fit the ethical theories of egoism, utilitarianism, deontological ethics, the categorical imperative, and virtue ethics using the Evaluation Grid.
· Determine whether the actions proposed are consistent with a published Accountancy ethical code of conduct. For each action, state that code attribute in the Evaluation Grid.
Organize the facts, deliberations, arguments, and decisions. Note that the emphasis must not be on the Accounting treatment though the analysis must be believable and correct.
Cite your research from the text, at least one industry publication, and any professional or regulatory guidance. Professional or regulatory guidance should come directly from the appropriate site and not from the textbook.
Format your response consistent with APA guidelines. APA standards are in effect for Master's Level Two as supported within the CWE.
Submit the final copy to Turnitin. Make necessary corrections after running the report.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document. The assignment files are: Essay and Turnitin Report.
Answer the Assistant Controller in the form of a business memo and complete the Evaluation Grid. Assume that you and your assistant are members of the AICPA and are licensed CPAs.
Reflect on the provided ethical dilemma that you may face in your career.
·Describe the situations surrounding the ethical dilemma and the actions [problem resolutions] in response.
·Explain the ethical theories of egoism, utilitarianism, deontological ethics, the categorical imperative, and virtue ethics as sources for professional judgment.
·Assess whether the actions fit the ethical theories of egoism, utilitarianism, deontological ethics, the categorical imperative, and virtue ethics using the Evaluation Grid.
· Determine whether the actions proposed are consistent with a published Accountancy ethical code of conduct. For each action, state that code attribute in the Evaluation Grid.
Organize the facts, deliberations, arguments, and decisions. Note that the emphasis must not be on the Accounting treatment though the analysis must be believable and correct.
Cite your research from the text, at least one industry publication, and any professional or regulatory guidance. Professional or regulatory guidance should come directly from the appropriate site and not from the textbook.
Format your response consistent with APA guidelines. APA standards are in effect for Master's Level Two as supported within the CWE.
Submit the final copy to Turnitin. Make necessary corrections after running the report.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment as a Microsoft® Word document. The assignment files are: Essay and Turnitin Report.
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