5 multiple choices (please read them they are down below)
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1Alpha College would like to increase the number of minority employeesat all levels within the organization. It would like to do this toensure that minorities are represented within the organization inapproximately the same proportion as in the surrounding community.Which of the following would accomplish these goals?
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Alphaconsiders minority applicants for job openings until it meets thenumber of minority members it has determined it should hire. |
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Alphacan institute a program that recruits more heavily in minorityareas with the goal that they will receive more qualified minorityapplicants. |
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Alphacan write the job description in such a way that only minorityapplicants of a particular race will qualify for positions. |
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Alphapledges to recruit and hire a certain number of minority membersby a specific date. |
2 April,a recent college graduate, has always been concerned about protectingthe environment and now hopes to play a major role in seeing thatlegislation for protecting the environment is enforced. With whomshould April seek employment?
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Arecycling center |
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Alarge, environmentally friendly corporation |
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TheEnvironmental Protection Agency |
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TheEqual Employment Opportunity Commission |
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TheCommission for Cleaner Air |
3 Tinais a real estate broker who has been asked to sell a property by aclient. The property is exactly what she has wanted for herself. Sheknows the seller is unaware of the value of the property and isrelying on her to make the best decision. She knows if she markets itaggressively, she can get several thousand dollars more for theproperty than the seller is asking. Tina talks to her son and askshim to buy the property in his name, with her funds, and to transferthe property to her after the transaction is completed. She contactsher client and tells him she has a buyer ready who is offering topurchase the property for a thousand dollars over the listing price.The seller agrees to the sale unaware of the other issues involved.As it relates to the topic of this chapter, which of thefollowing best describesTina’s actions?
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Tinahas no ethical issues because the seller received more money inthe transaction than the listing price. |
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Tinahas sacrificed a thousand dollars more than she needed to pay forthe property. |
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Tinahas knowingly engaged in a conflict of interest. |
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Tinahelped her client enter a transaction in which everyonebenefitted. |
4 Jeremyowns a muffler shop in a large city. He provides services such asmuffler repair, replacement, and minor car repair work. Last weekHarold came into his business driving a 1957 Belair Convertible andtold Jeremy that he wanted to convert it to a street-rod. He askedJeremy if he would adjust the muffler so it would emit 125 decibelsto give it a “muscle” sound. Harold told Jeremy he would pay anextra $1,000 in cash to get the work done. The legal limit forexhaust system noise is 95 decibels. Jeremy could do the work in afew hours and knows that no one would know that it came from hisshop. His business has been slow lately and he is having a difficulttime meeting his financial obligations; in addition, his son was justdiagnosed with cancer. Which of the following is mostcorrectregarding Jeremy’s decision?
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Jeremymust make a decision that will impact society. |
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Jeremymust make a decision that will impact him, personally. |
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Jeremyhas no decision to make, he must comply with the law. |
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Jeremyis facing a moral, legal, and ethical decision. |
5 Betsy’sClothiers, a dress factory in Boston since 1927, had 100 employeesworking in her dress-making factory. Many of the employees are womenand children who work long hours. She rotates shifts throughout theday so employees do not do the same tasks throughout the entire day.She discovered that this makes it possible for the children to worklonger and harder. She also allows employees to take a 15-minutelunch break and two breaks during the day to use the restroom. One ofher employees, a ten-year-old named Sam, has complained that it istoo cold in the factory to work in the winter and too hot to work inthe summer and that 15 minutes is an insufficient amount of time toeat lunch. He has reported Betsy’s Clothiers to the mayor and askedthat he intervene on behalf of the employees at the factory. Which ofthe following statements was true about government regulation ofbusinesses prior to 1930 and how this regulatory scheme will affectSam?
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Governmentfrequently became involved in the day-to-day activities ofbusinesses so this company should have expected governmentregulators to intervene in this situation. |
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Governmentwill probably not interfere because it only became involved inobvious abuse of the free-market system. |
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Governmentagencies published accounts of consumers’ grievances and heldsellers accountable for their actions so it is likely Sam’sstory will be heard and acted on. |
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Itwas not widely believed that competition would correct abuses inthe business marketplace so intervention will be immediate andswift. |
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