Which of the following is a method of committing wage misappropriation?

Wage misappropriation involves the illegal or improper use of payroll funds, typically through manipulation of time records or payroll processes. Altering a time sheet after approval is a direct method of committing wage misappropriation because it allows an employee to falsely report hours worked. This can lead to the employee receiving pay for hours they did not actually work, which constitutes theft of company funds.

In contrast, running payroll without approvals is a process-related issue but does not inherently indicate misappropriation if the payroll is processed correctly based on legitimate data. Refusing to work overtime does not relate to misappropriation, as it is simply an employee's choice and does not involve deceptive manipulation of records. Automated payroll systems, while they can streamline the payroll process, can also be misused, but by themselves are not a direct method of wage misappropriation; the misuse would come from how they are implemented or managed rather than from the system itself.