Employers bond employees who handle cash receipts because fidelity bonds reduce the possibility of employing dishonest individuals and deter dishonesty by making employees aware that insurance companies may investigate and prosecute dishonest acts. facilitate an independent monitoring of the receiving and depositing of cash receipts. force employees in positions of trust to take periodic vacations and rotate their assigned duties. protect employees who make unintentional errors from possible monetary damages resulting from their errors.

•broussard skateboard’s sales are expected to increase by 15% from $8 million in 2016 to $9.2 million in 2017. its assets totaled $5 million at the end of 2016. broussard is already at full capacity, so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales. at the end of 2016, current liabilities were $1.4 million, consisting of $450,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $450,000 of accruals. the after-tax profit margin is forecasted to be 6%, and the forecasted payout ratio is 40%. use the afn equation to forecast broussard’s additional funds needed for the coming year

As a project manager for a large construction company, shaun decided to make the performance appraisal process as painless as possible for his crew. he spent a considerable amount of time creating performance standards he felt were reasonable, and after six months' time, he scheduled individual appointments with each worker to discuss strengths and weaknesses and areas that needed improvement according to the standards he privately set. some employees were sent to vestibule training, and one even got a promotion with additional compensation. what did he fail to do correctly

T-comm makes a variety of products. it is organized in two divisions, north and south. the managers for each division are paid, in part, based on the financial performance of their divisions. the south division normally sells to outside customers but, on occasion, also sells to the north division. when it does, corporate policy states that the price must be cost plus 20 percent to ensure a "fair" return to the selling division. south received an order from north for 300 units. south's planned output for the year had been 1,200 units before north's order. south's capacity is 1,500 units per year. the costs for producing those 1,200 units follow