When Tonya's boss asked her what time their meeting with the new client was, she replied that it was that afternoon at 3:30. She was so certain that she did not bother to check her calendar first. When Tonya and her boss arrived at the client's office, the client was very upset because she had been waiting for 30 minutes for their 3:00 meeting. Tonya then checked her calendar, and sure enough, the meeting had been scheduled for 3:00. Which of the following is true of this scenarioa. Tonya lied to her boss in order to avoid potential harm. b. Tonya did not lie to her boss because she didn't mean for her boss to take her word. c. Tonya lied to her boss because she failed to check facts before making a statement. d. Tonya did not lie to her boss because she believed her statement was true.

d. Tonya did not lie to her boss because she believed her statement was true

Explanation:

In this situation given, Tonya did not lied to her boss.

Tonya works for her boss as his personal assistant and she keeps a record of everything and schedules her boss's work.

Her boss has a meeting with the client which was scheduled at 3:00 at the afternoon.

But when her boss asked her about the timings of the meeting with the client, Tonya did not check her record diary and told that the meeting was fixed at 3:30 p. m. Tonya was confident about her word and she believed that her statement was correct. But to surprise her she was wrong and the client had been waiting for half an hour because the meeting was scheduled at 3:00 p. m.

Thus the answer is

d. Tonya did not lie to her boss because she believed her statement was true