define ethical issue, relavant facts, stakeholders, alternatives and why, and make decision.

was pretty easy to hide it in on-going operations as repairs, maintenance, and upgrades to our existing equipment." "Why do all that?" Betty looked bewildered. "Our normal capital budgeting process requires us to get projects greater than $50,000 approved at Corporate. They also would have required us to get the technical support that would have pushed the price tag up to at least $400,000. We could never have snuck that one through!" "What did Ross Johnson think?" Betty asked, "He's always been good with advice. I think he wants you to take his job when he leaves." "Betty, you don't go to the corporate controller with something like this, for Pete's sake. I think he would have understood why I was doing it, but he couldn't tell me to violate a policy that he helped put in place." "You were just audited last month. Didn't they ask any questions?" That question brought a wry smile to Colin's face. "No, they were easy to con. We were most anxious about internal audit, but they rarely walk the shop floor. They're much more interested in our expense accounts. I don't think that they could have comprehended the size of our 'project'. "So what went wrong? What's the problem?" "It turns out that Jeff didn't understand how difficult the installation of this cell would be without technical support. He can't call Corporate, because they don't know about it. The cell is still sitting idle and we've been hiring consultants to get this white elephant underway. I ve been hiding the costs, charging them to our other production lines. As a result, we've run up big negative variances. I'm on the hook for that..... and that jerk Jeff wants to replace the whole software interface with our other lines. He says that will finally take care of the problem, but I'm not sure I trust him." Betty hesitated and then spoke slowly. "How about discussing it with Ross and coming clean on the problem? He'll give you good advice." "Are you kidding? He's likely to sack me on the spot. He was constantly warning me to stay aloof from the division management but, since they determine my bonus based upon their performance, I wanted to help in anyway I could. Jeff keeps telling me that the former divisional controller walked close to the edge and managed to get that plum job down in North Carolina. I guess that I just wanted the best for you and Krissy." "Well, Colin, what are you going to do?" "I don't know. If I tell Ross, he'll probably fire me. On the other hand, it seems that we're going further and further into the deep stuff. I don't know how long I can keep this hidden." 'Well, I'm not sure that Krissy and I can handle it either, Colin. How about going up and tucking her in, an elling her you're sorry." f you were Colin, what would you do? was pretty easy to hide it in on-going operations as repairs, maintenance, and upgrades to our existing equipment." "Why do all that?" Betty looked bewildered. "Our normal capital budgeting process requires us to get projects greater than $50,000 approved at Corporate. They also would have required us to get the technical support that would have pushed the price tag up to at least $400,000. We could never have snuck that one through!" "What did Ross Johnson think?" Betty asked, "He's always been good with advice. I think he wants you to take his job when he leaves." "Betty, you don't go to the corporate controller with something like this, for Pete's sake. I think he would have understood why I was doing it, but he couldn't tell me to violate a policy that he helped put in place." "You were just audited last month. Didn't they ask any questions?" That question brought a wry smile to Colin's face. "No, they were easy to con. We were most anxious about internal audit, but they rarely walk the shop floor. They're much more interested in our expense accounts. I don't think that they could have comprehended the size of our 'project'. "So what went wrong? What's the problem?" "It turns out that Jeff didn't understand how difficult the installation of this cell would be without technical support. He can't call Corporate, because they don't know about it. The cell is still sitting idle and we've been hiring consultants to get this white elephant underway. I ve been hiding the costs, charging them to our other production lines. As a result, we've run up big negative variances. I'm on the hook for that..... and that jerk Jeff wants to replace the whole software interface with our other lines. He says that will finally take care of the problem, but I'm not sure I trust him." Betty hesitated and then spoke slowly. "How about discussing it with Ross and coming clean on the problem? He'll give you good advice." "Are you kidding? He's likely to sack me on the spot. He was constantly warning me to stay aloof from the division management but, since they determine my bonus based upon their performance, I wanted to help in anyway I could. Jeff keeps telling me that the former divisional controller walked close to the edge and managed to get that plum job down in North Carolina. I guess that I just wanted the best for you and Krissy." "Well, Colin, what are you going to do?" "I don't know. If I tell Ross, he'll probably fire me. On the other hand, it seems that we're going further and further into the deep stuff. I don't know how long I can keep this hidden." 'Well, I'm not sure that Krissy and I can handle it either, Colin. How about going up and tucking her in, an elling her you're sorry." f you were Colin, what would you do