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正确答案：
(b) Kohlberg’s levels of moral development
Description of levels
Kohlberg described human moral development in terms of three consecutive levels.
Preconventional moral responses view morality in terms of rewards, punishments and whether or not the act will be
penalised, found out or rewarded.
Conventional moral responses view morality in terms of compliance with the agreed legal and regulatory frameworks relevant
at the time and place in which the decision is taking place.
Postconventional responses go beyond the other two and frame. morality in terms of the effects of the action on oneself and
others, on how it will affect one’s own moral approach and how it will accord with wider systems of ethics and social norms.
Three people in the case
The three people mentioned in the case exhibit different levels of moral development.
Gary Howells is demonstrating the preconventional in that he sees the decision to disclose or not in terms of whether WM
can get away with it. He was inclined to conceal the information because of the potential impact on the company’s share
price on the stock market. His suggestion was underpinned by his belief that the concealment of the incorrect valuation would
not be ‘found out’.
Vanda Monroe demonstrates conventional behaviour, reminding the WM board of its legal and regulatory obligations under
the rules of its stock market listing. In particular, she reminded the board about the importance of the company’s compliance
with corporate governance and ethics codes by the stock market. To fail to disclose would, in Vanda’s view, be a breach of
those stock market expectations. Rather than rewards and punishments, Vanda was more concerned with compliance with
rules and regulations.
Martin Chan is demonstrating postconventional morality by referring to consistency of treatment and the notion of ‘do as you
would be done by’. He said that he wouldn’t want to be deceived if he were an outside investor in the company. His response
was underpinned neither by rewards or punishments, nor by compliance with regulations, but rather than a persuasion that
moral behaviour is about doing what one believes to be right, regardless of any other factors.

正确答案：
(ii) The summary analysis in (a)(i) shows that using overall points gained, Michaelangelotown has achieved the best
performance with 12 points. Donatellotown and Leonardotown have achieved a reasonable level of performance with
eight points each. Raphaeltown has under performed, however, gaining only four out of the available 12 points.
Michaelangelotown is the only depot to have achieved both an increase in revenue over budget and an increased
profit:revenue percentage.
In the customer care and service delivery statistics, Michaelangelotown has achieved all six of the target standards,
Donatellotown four; Leonardotown three. The Raphaeltown statistic of achieving only one out of six targets indicates the
need for investigation.
With regard to the credit control and administrative efficiency statistics, Leonardotown and Michaelangelotown achieved
all four standards and Donatellotown achieved three of the four standards. Once again, Raphaeltown is the ‘poor
performer’ achieving only two of the four standards.

正确答案：
(c) Insider dealing
Explanation of term
Insider dealing means using ‘inside information’ (i.e. price-sensitive information relating to the issuer of securities) to gain
advantage when ‘dealing’ (i.e. acquiring or disposing) in securities.
Ethical risks
Insider dealing is a potential area of conflict and contention for accountants in industry and commerce (i.e. employed
professional accountants) in particular (because of their exposure to price-sensitive information).
Acts of insider dealing contravene the fundamental principles of integrity and confidentiality:
■ integrity – a professional accountant should be honest;
■ confidentiality – a professional accountant should respect the confidentiality of information acquired during the course
of performing professional services and should not use or disclose it without proper and specific authority.
Professional accountants in public practice who become privy to price-sensitive information will similarly be in breach of their
duties of integrity and confidentiality if they get involved in insider dealing. Also, the reputation of individual practitioners and
their firms may be put at risk by allegations of insider dealing even though they have no involvement with the practice. For
example, if an auditor does not detect when an entity’s management is involved in insider dealing.
Sufficiency of current ethical guidance
Relevant current ethical guidance, that is covered by the principles of integrity and confidentiality, is sufficient to explain the
ethical risks of insider dealing but cannot prevent its practice. Even where there are laws to prosecute insider dealing,
penalties (such as seven years in jail and/or unlimited fines) have been ineffective in combating insider dealing.