CIMAPRA19-P03-1 Exam - Topic 3 Question 80 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRA19-P03-1 exam

Question #: 80
Topic #: 3

You are theManagementAccountant for a company which supplies baked food to a string of retail outlets; biscuits, cakes, savoury snacks etc.

You discover that a trainee employee, who is responsible for cleaning out the delivery vans has been taking damaged goods and packets which have reached their sales expiry date and has been selling them to friends. These products would otherwise have been discarded as waste.

The trainee in question is the nephew of one of the senior managers.

What is the correct course of action?

AHave a quiet word with the trainee and ask him to stop.

BHave a quiet word with the senior manager, the trainee's relative and askthem to deal with it.

CDocument the facts and escalate to the trainee's manager.

DDo nothing, the product was designated as waste anyway.

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Suggested Answer: C

by Tamekia at Mar 05, 2026, 05:36 AM

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I remember discussing the importance of documenting issues like this in class. Option C seems like the best choice to ensure everything is handled properly.

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