Sarah Welch was hired 15 years ago by Produce-R-Us, an importer of rare and exotic fruits. Produce￾R-Us was started by an immigrant family 20 years ago and has grown to a national company with sales of $10 million annually. Although the business has grown, the family-owned business strives to maintain a “family atmosphere” and stresses trust. Because of Sarah’s honesty and hard work, the manager quickly promoted her, and she now signs checks for amounts under $5,000 and also has responsibilities for Accounts Payable. Now, however, the owners are suspicious of Sarah’s recent lifestyle changes and have hired you to determine whether Sarah is embezzling from the company. Public records reveal the following: Perform a net worth calculation using the data above.

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Sarah Welch was hired 15 years ago by Produce-R-Us, an importer of rare and exotic fruits. Produce￾R-Us was started by an immigrant family 20 years ago and has grown to a national company with
sales of $10 million annually. Although the business has grown, the family-owned business strives to
maintain a “family atmosphere” and stresses trust. Because of Sarah’s honesty and hard work, the
manager quickly promoted her, and she now signs checks for amounts under $5,000 and also has
responsibilities for Accounts Payable. Now, however, the owners are suspicious of Sarah’s recent
lifestyle changes and have hired you to determine whether Sarah is embezzling from the company.
Public records reveal the following:
Perform a net worth calculation using the data above. 

s hired 15 years ago by Produce-R-Us, an importer of rare and
d by an immigrant family 20 years ago and has grown to a na
ion annually. Although the business has grown, the family-own
nily atmosphere" and stresses trust. Because of Sarah's honest
y promoted her, and she now signs checks for amounts under
for Accounts Payable. Now, however, the owners are suspici
s and have hired you to determine whether Sarah is embezzlir
eveal the following:
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
Assets:
Personal
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
residence
Automobiles
20,000
40,000
90,000
Stocks and bonds
30,000
30,000
30,000
Вoat
30,000
30,000
CDs
25,000
25,000
50,000
Liabilities:
Mortgage balance
90,000
40,000
Auto loan
10,000
5,000
Income:
Salary
37,000
40,000
42,000
Other
4,000
4,000
4,000
Еxpenses
Mortgage
6,000
6,000
6,000
payments
Auto loan
2,000
2,500
2,500
payments
Other living
15,000
15,000
20,000
expenses
rth calculation using the data above. (Ignore interest in your calculati
Transcribed Image Text:s hired 15 years ago by Produce-R-Us, an importer of rare and d by an immigrant family 20 years ago and has grown to a na ion annually. Although the business has grown, the family-own nily atmosphere" and stresses trust. Because of Sarah's honest y promoted her, and she now signs checks for amounts under for Accounts Payable. Now, however, the owners are suspici s and have hired you to determine whether Sarah is embezzlir eveal the following: YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 Assets: Personal $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 residence Automobiles 20,000 40,000 90,000 Stocks and bonds 30,000 30,000 30,000 Вoat 30,000 30,000 CDs 25,000 25,000 50,000 Liabilities: Mortgage balance 90,000 40,000 Auto loan 10,000 5,000 Income: Salary 37,000 40,000 42,000 Other 4,000 4,000 4,000 Еxpenses Mortgage 6,000 6,000 6,000 payments Auto loan 2,000 2,500 2,500 payments Other living 15,000 15,000 20,000 expenses rth calculation using the data above. (Ignore interest in your calculati
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