Question

Mauve Company permits employees to occasionally use the copying machine for personal purposes. The copying machine is located in the office where the higher paid executives work, so they occasionally use the machine. However, the machine is not convenient for use by the lower-paid warehouse employees and, thus, they never use the copier. The use of the copy machine may not be excluded from gross income because the benefit is discriminatory. True or false?

Answer 1

Answer: True

Explanation:

Although the permission was granted to use the copy machine for personal use on occasional basis, they are still limiting factors that pose it discriminatory for other tier of workers in the firm as those who occupy lower offices don't find it convenient to use and the location of the machine makes it only readily available for high earners as it's positioned in their office.