1) Explain what is meant by responsibility reporting and the role of management by exception in such a system.2) Managers are motivated to accomplish objectives if they feel that their efforts will be fairly evaluated. Explain why an organization may use different bases for evaluating the performance of managers of different types of responsibility centers.3) Dixon Corporation evaluates its managers based on ROI. Kathryn Bricker and Lindsey Allan, managers of the electronics and housewares departments respectively, have recently suffered from declining profits in their departments. Over lunch, they discuss the problem and how they could improve performance. Most of the discussion centers around ways to increase sales. Near the end of the lunch period, however, Lindsey remarks that there are two components to consider, and that they have considered only one. She wonders whether there is some way to reduce investment, and by decreasing the denominator of the ROI fraction, improve the final result.Back at work, Kathryn continues to mull over Lindseys remarks. She decides to pursue the matter further, and before the end of the quarter she has sold quite a bit of older equipment and replaced it with equipment obtained with a short-term cancellable lease. Her performance, measured by ROI, is markedly improved, although sales continue to be disappointing.Required:1. Who are the stakeholders in this situation?2. Is Kathryns action ethical? Briefly explain.