Jason Trevor owns a commercial bakery in Blakely, Georgia, that produces a variety of goods sold in grocery stores. Trevor is required by law to perform internal tests on food produced at his plant to check for contamination. On three occasions, the tests of food products containing peanut butter were positive for salmonella contamination. Trevor was not required to report the results to U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials, however, so he did not. Instead, Trevor instructed his employees to simply repeat the tests until the results were negative. Meanwhile, the products that had originally tested positive for salmonella were eventually shipped out to retailers. Five people who ate Trevor's baked goods that year became seriously ill, and one person died from a salmonella infection.

1.   Ethics is the study of what is SelectrightlegalillegalfairunfairItem 1 or SelectwronglegalillegalfairunfairItem 2 .

2.   Business ethics considers the SelectdecisionssalesItem 3 businesses have to make and how and SelectshareholdersbusinesspersonssalespersonsItem 4 apply moral and ethical principles in making decisions.

3a.   According to the text, when making decisions, the first thing a business should evaluate is the SelectlegalpublicsafetyfinancialItem 5 implications of each decision.

3b.   The law Selectdoesdoes notItem 6 address all issues defining them as legal or illegal, therefore using the law as an absolute guide Selectisis notItem 7 sufficient when making business decisions.

3c.   In this case, Trevor had a SelectlegalmoralethicalItem 8 duty to perform internal tests on food produced at his plant to check for contamination.

3d.   Trevor Selectdid havedid not haveItem 9 a legal duty to report the initial test results to the Food and Drug Administration.

3f.   Merely complying with the law is referred to as the Selectmoral minimumcompliance initiativecategorical imperativedue diligenceItem 10 .

4.   According to the text, when making decisions, the second thing a business should evaluate is the SelectlegalpublicsafetyfinancialItem 11 relations impact.

5a.   According to the text, when making decisions, the third thing a business should evaluate is the SelectlegalpublicsafetyfinancialItem 12 risks for consumers.

5b.   Trevor instructions to repeat the tests until the results were negative Selectwaswas notItem 13 in the best interest of public safety. This could be perceived as being in the best interests of the SelectemployeesconsumersshareholdersItem 14 .

5c.   The ethical principle that Trevor's actions were wrong in shipping contaminated food because an act such as this could lead to death, and therefore is morally wrong, is the Selectprinciple of rightsreligious ethical principlescost-benefit analysisItem 15 .

6a.   According to the text, when making decisions, the fourth thing a business should evaluate is the SelectlegalpublicsafetyfinancialItem 16 implications.

6b.   In this case, Trevor's shipping contaminated food is an example of Selectshort-run profit maximizationlong-run profit maximizationItem 17 .

7.   If Trevor had applied Kant's categorical imperative, he Selectwouldwould notItem 18 have shipped food that tested positive for salmonella because:

1. he would have considered the consequences of other food manufacturers shipping contaminated foods.
2. he would have produced the greatest good for the shareholders with the least amount of harm on the fewest people.

The Correct answer is: 
SelectabItem 19

8.   If Trevor had applied an outcome based ethics approach, he Selectwouldwould notItem 20 have shipped food that tested positive for salmonella because:

1. he would have considered the consequences of other food manufacturers shipping contaminated foods.
2. he would have produced the greatest good for the shareholders with the least amount of harm on the fewest people.

The Correct answer is: 
SelectabItem 21

9.   Using the Business Process Pragmatism procedure as part of the decision-making process allows a business-person to:

a.   SelectInquiryDiscussionDecisionJustificationEvaluationItem 22 identifies any relevant legal and ethical principles that will guide the decision.

b.   Listing possible actions and evaluate each option is the SelectInquiryDiscussionDecisionJustificationEvaluationItem 23 step.

c.   Working together to craft a consensus decision or plan of action is the SelectInquiryDiscussionDecisionJustificationEvaluationItem 24 .

d.   SelectInquiryDiscussionDecisionJustificationEvaluationItem 25 explains the reasons why a proposal is valid.

e.   SelectInquiryDiscussionDecisionJustificationEvaluationItem 26 is the analysis of the final decision after it has been implemented.

10.   If applying the Business Process Pragmatism procedure in analyzing the decision to shipped contaminated food, Trevor likely would have ended the decision-making process at which of the following steps: 
SelectInquiryDiscussionDecisionJustificationEvaluationItem 27

11.   Which of the following is important to ensure that a decision like Trevor's does not occur again: 
Selectethical leadershipthe Sarbanes-Oxley Actthe Foreign Corrupt Practices Actmore government regulationItem 28 , Selectcode of ethicsthe Sarbanes-Oxley Actthe Foreign Corrupt Practices Actmore government regulationItem 29 , and Selectenforcement of code of ethicsthe Sarbanes-Oxley Actthe Foreign Corrupt Practices Actmore government regulationItem 30 .

 

To address the widespread and growing concern of contaminated food causing serious injury and death to individuals throughout the U.S., Congress passes a law which provides that anyone intentionally distributing contaminated food is subject to criminal prosecution, civil fines, or both. Congress has provided a safe-harbor provision that any company with a corporate food safety compliance policy approved by the FDA may avoid criminal prosecution, but not civil fines. This policy requires a company to report any contamination to the FDA so it can be proactive in monitoring any health risks. (Note: A safe harbor provision is either a provision included in a law or a rule passed by an administrative agency which states that if an individual or company complies with the law or rule, criminal liability may be avoided if the law is violated).

Based on these facts, Trevor should SelectconsiderdraftimplementItem 31 a corporate food safety compliance policy and Selectenforce the policynotify the employees of the policyItem 32 .

In this case, the corporate food safety compliance policy benefit's Trevor's company from a/n SelectlegalmoralethicalItem 33 perspective, by creating a duty to perform internal tests on food produced at his plant to check for contamination to avoid criminal prosecution.

With a corporate food safety compliance policy in place, Trevor Selectwouldwould notItem 34 likely have a legal duty to report the initial test results to the Food and Drug Administration to avoid criminal prosecution.

With the new law enacted by Congress, it would be Selectunethicalillegalboth unethical and illegalItem 35 for Trevor to sell goods that he knew could cause harm.

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