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Professional ethics and reporting division performance. Hannah Gilpin is the controller of Blakemore Auto Glass, a division of Eastern Glass and Window. Blakemore replaces and installs windshields. Her division has been under pressure to improve its divisional operating income Currently divisions of Eastern Glass are allocated corporate
- 1. Describe Gilpin’s ethical dilemma.
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- 2. What should Gilpin do if Myers gives her a direct order to reclassify the costs?
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