For the first nine months of 2006, the Anderson Company is experiencing significantly lower earnings than it had forecast due to unidentified reasons. Management begins to search for ways to increase earnings during the last quarter of the year and thereby calm the fears of their stakeholders.The Controller is called into a meeting of the top management team and submits the following plan:Prepare a brief essay that evaluates the validity, both practically and ethically, of the controller\’s plan.

For the first nine months of 2006, the Anderson Company is experiencing significantly lower earnings than it had forecast due to unidentified reasons. Management begins to search for ways to increase earnings during the last quarter of the year and thereby calm the fears of their stakeholders.The Controller is called into a meeting of the top management team and submits the following plan:Prepare a brief essay that evaluates the validity, both practically and ethically, of the controller\’s plan.