Objective $5$

Consider the following scenario between Dave, a printer, and Steve, an assistant in the local university's athletic department.

Steve: Dave, our department needs to have $10,000$ posters printed for the basketball team for next year. Here's the mock$-$up$,$ and we'll need them in a month. How much will you charge?

Dave: Well, given the costs I have for ink and paper, I can come in at around $\backslash$$$5,000.$

Steve: Great, here's what I want you to do$.$ Print me up an invoice for $\backslash (\backslash$$ $7,500\backslash ).$ That's our budget.

Then, when they pay you, you give me a check for $\backslash (\backslash$$ $2,500\backslash ).$ I'll make sure that you get the job.

Required:

Conceptual Connection Is Steve's proposal ethical? What should Dave do$?$