Acct 150 Ethical Case.pdf (page 1 of 14) ~ M A Search Ethics Paper Questions 1. What are the overall consequences of the choices made at WorldCom - to employees, to shareholders and to other stakeholders (you may need to seek out other sources to find out the specifics). 2. Describe the different choices made by Cynthia Cooper and Betty Vinson. 3. Analyze the decisions made by these two women based on the ethical approaches discussed in the text and in class. 4. Analyze the decisions made by these two women using the cardinal virtues and accounting codes of conduct. 5. What were the consequences to Cynthia Cooper and Betty Vinson both personally and professionally? Consider what happened to them during the time of the articles as well as doing research on what has happened to them since. 6. Try to put yourselves in the situation of these women and suggest improvements, if any, to the ethical decisions made by these two women that you would make based on your analysis above. How would things have turned out differently? 7. What do you recommend that would make it more likely that accountants would make ethical choices when confronted with them? Cynthia Cooper