Float an unfortunately common practice goes like this, suppose you are out of money in your checking
Question:
Float an unfortunately common practice goes like this, suppose you are out of money in your checking account; however, your local grocery store will, as convenience to you as a customer, cash a check for you. So, you cash a check for $200. Of course, this check will bounce unless you do something. To prevent this, you go to the grocery the next day and cash another check for $200. You take this $200 and deposit it. You repeat this process every day, and, in doing so, you make sure that no checks bounce. Eventually, manna from heaven arrives (perhaps in the form of money from home), and you are able to cover your outstanding checks.
To make it interesting, suppose you are absolutely certain that no checks will bounce along the way. Assuming this is true, and ignoring any question of legality (what are we described is probably illegal check kiting), is there anything unethical about this? Of you say yes, why? In particular, who is harmed?
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0077861629
8th Edition
Authors: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D.Jordan