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1. Charlotte is a bookkeeper at Avante Corp. Charlotte learns that her co-worker Todd is making false statements to the CFO of the company about his overtime records. Todd claims that he works 45 hours each week, but Todd leaves early every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon to golf and does not work overtime on the other days to make up for it. Charlotte has:
A. Both an ethical duty and a legal duty to report that Todd is padding his timesheets.
B. an ethical duty to report that Todd is padding his timesheets.
C. legal duty to report that Todd is padding his timesheets.
D. neither an ethical duty nor a legal duty to report that Todd is padding his timesheets.
2. Lorraine owns Down-Home Family Dining. Business lately has been very slow because of a pandemic; sometimes they are restricted to serving take-out only. Lorraine is evaluating whether she should shut down the restaurant, lay off most of the employees, or come up with some other plan. After careful thought, Lorraine comes up with a plan. When Down-Home customers purchase a meal, they are offered the opportunity to buy a meal for another customer. The thought is that this will help citizens in the community who are struggling during the pandemic because they cannot work. Lorraine posts a notice on the front door of her restaurant about the new program. To Lorraine's surprise, the program is wildly successful. She retains all her employees, and the free meals make a positive impact on the community. In making this decision, Lorraine has followed the:
A. Kantian theory of social responsibility.
B. stakeholder theory of corporate social responsibility.
C. shareholder theory of social responsibility.
D. principle of rights theory of ethics.
3. Banz Pharmaceutical Manufacturing develops a new drug for people with diabetes. During clinical trials, the drug is shown to be effective in ninety-eight percent of the participants. The other two percent of participants became seriously ill after taking the drug. Banz decides to proceed with manufacturing because the drug can help so many more people than it can hurt. Banz is following the:
A. principle of rights theory of ethics.
B. shareholder theory of social responsibility.
C. categorical imperative.
D. utilitarian theory of ethics.
4. Banz Pharmaceutical Manufacturing develops a new drug for people with diabetes. During clinical trials, the drug is shown to be effective in ninety-eight percent of the participants. The other two percent of participants became seriously ill after taking the drug. The CFO of the company suggests that they proceed with manufacturing and provide a notice on the medication but bury the notice about the side effects in such tiny print on the package that consumers will not see it. The CEO of Banz points out that if all companies operated that way, the public would be at great risk. Banz opts to proceed with manufacturing the drug, but the company prominently displays an appropriate warning about the side effects on the package of the drug itself. Banz is following the:
A. utilitarian theory of ethics.
B. categorical imperative.
C. shareholder theory of social responsibility.
D. principle of rights theory of ethics.
5. Rufio is the CEO of Richfield Manufacturing. Richfield is considering moving its manufacturing plant to an area just outside of Mobile, Alabama. The site near Mobile will make it much easier and less expensive to receive raw materials and to ship out finished product. The current Richfield site is near Austin, Texas, where they enjoy the benefit of lower taxes and an abundant supply of workers. There is also the cost of the move to consider, which includes buying the land near Mobile and paying for the construction of the facility. Rufio considers all the financial numbers associated with each of these concerns and decides to move the operation to Mobile. Rufio has conducted a:
A. cost-benefit analysis.
B. utilitarian analysis.
C. categorial imperative audit.
D. deontological analysis.