Bob, the owner of Orthopedic Supply, just discovered that his trusted friend Ruth, his accountant for over 30 years, has been mishandling the company books and stealing from the company bank account. Bob must decide whether to ignore his friend's actions and avoid bad publicity for Orthopedic Supply, or to have Ruth arrested for embezzlement. Bob is facing .a. a whistle-blower. b. a moral courage decision c. an issue of corporate governance. d. a social audit e. an ethical dilemma.

Neon light company of kansas city ships lamps and lighting appliances throughout the country. ms. neon has determined that through the establishment of local collection centers around the country, she can speed up the collection of payments by one and one-half days. furthermore, the cash management department of her bank has indicated to her that she can defer her payments on her accounts by one-half day without affecting suppliers. the bank has a remote disbursement center in florida. a. if neon light company has $2.90 million per day in collections and $1.18 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars will the cash management system free up?