Tim Is the Bookkeeper for a Social Services Agency

Tim is the bookkeeper for a social services agency. The new agency director is turning in reimbursement requests for large amounts of money without providing receipts. Tim strongly suspects these amounts are exaggerated. He points out tactfully that receipts are required, and the director agrees to supply them. Soon after, Tim discovers that the director has given him a raise, and the undocumented claims continue. Tim reasons that if the director is appropriating money, reporting the theft will benefit clients, because the money will be available for services; employees, because they will not be suspected of the theft; and the board of directors, because the agency's reputation will be protected. He is employing the

A) utility principle.
B) principle of rights.
C) principle of duties.
D) principle of virtues.