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FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ETHICS(iii)(iv)Is this decision one which a wise, informed, virtuous person wouldmake?Can I live with this decision?9.4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSWe have to reemphasis here that the two models <strong>of</strong> ethical decision makingpresented above are simply guides intended only as an aid, not a formula, <strong>and</strong>most importantly do not guarantee good decisions. However if you have everwondered why some business people <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional accountants make whatappears to be the right ethical choices <strong>and</strong> some simply do things that areunscrupulous, illegal <strong>and</strong> outrightly immoral, it is because <strong>of</strong> a neglect <strong>of</strong> thesemodels. In other words, if you have ever wished to be ethical, study <strong>and</strong> practiceeither <strong>of</strong> these models.Note that the order <strong>of</strong> the steps is not crucial, <strong>and</strong> may vary from one situationto the next.Refer to Comprehensive Questions <strong>and</strong> Suggested Solutions in Appendix II,page 269.9.5 REVISION QUESTIONS9.5.1 MULTIPLE-TIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS1. Effective integration <strong>of</strong> ethics into business decision making will solve one<strong>of</strong> these.(a) Moral inconsistency(b) Indecision in Business(c) Ethical dilemma(d) Ethical uncertainty(e) Moral non-productivity.2. Moral intensity is multidimensional, consisting <strong>of</strong> six components. Which<strong>of</strong> these is NOT one <strong>of</strong> those components?(a) Magnitude <strong>of</strong> consequences <strong>and</strong> proximity(b) Social Consensus <strong>and</strong> concentration <strong>of</strong> effect(c) Probability <strong>of</strong> effect(d) Temporal immediacy(e) Social gravity.3. Making good ethical decisions requires a trained...............................(a) Sensitivity to ethical issues(b) Creativity to moral issues(c) Philosopher(d) <strong>Ethics</strong> manager(e) Conscience.188

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