BU490 BUSINESS ETHICS MODULE 6 QUIZ ANSWERS (ASHWORTH COLLEGE)

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Ashworth BU490 Module 6 Quiz Answers 

Question 

1 

Which of the following describes an enabling function of privacy? 

Question options: 

Privacy helps to keep potentially embarrassing information private 

Privacy helps individuals to sustain distinct social roles 

Privacy helps protect the individual rights based on values others may not hold 

Privacy helps individuals from involuntarily harming their own reputation 

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2 

Which of the following describes the reason physical privacy is as important as psychological privacy. 


Inner lives cannot be intruded upon by other individuals 

Individuals have the moral right to substantial interests in things 

Inner lives are revealed by physical activities and expressions 

Revealing private information in an invasion of the physical person 

Which of the following is a common problem with the market approach to consumer protection? 


Consumers are often not rational about product risk or probabilities 

Consumers have too much information and won't take time to understand it 

Government has made excess information too inexpensive and easy to find 

Consumers expect the government to monitor all aspects of safety 

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4 

Which of the following is the basis for the social cost view? 


Caveat vendor 

Cramming 

Coercion 

Caveat emptor 

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5 

Which of the following views supports the idea that when consumers use products in a manner that is careless, and 

then become injured, the responsibility is on the consumer, not the manufacturer? 


Contractual

Due- care 

Social cost 

Irrational purchases 

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6 

Which of the following is one of the main objections to the contractual view of a business firm's duties to its 

customers? 


The use of indirect agreements that cover implied warranties 

The idea that buyers and sellers are equal in the transaction 

The assumption that sellers deal directly with buyers 

The enforcement of the doctrine of caveat emptor 

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7 

Under the due-care view of moral responsibility, why do manufacturers have a greater duty to take care to ensure 

that consumers' interests are not harmed by the products they offer? 


Manufacturers have greater knowledge and expertise that consumers lack 

There is a strong bond of trust between consumers and manufacturers 

Consumers have less time to adequately research goods and services before purchase decisions 

Manufacturers have more time to consider the needs of each consumer and how they will use a product or service 

Question 

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8 

In the due care theory of manufacturer's duties, the relationship between manufacturer and customer can be 

described as which of the following? 


The manufacturer is in an unequal position to harm and take advantage of the customer 

They are equals 

The customer is in an unequal position to place demands on the manufacturer 

The manufacturer and the customer are separated by a regulating body 

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9 

Which of the following represents an argument for the market approach to consumer protection? 


More demands for safety means government should not have to interfere 

Sellers will provide safety even if consumers do not demand it 

More demand for safety encourages more safety 

Government intervention makes the market fair, efficient, and less coercive 

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5 / 5 points 

10 

Which of the following is based on the idea that consumers and sellers are not equals in the transactional 

relationship? 


The doctrine of caveat emptor 

The Uniform Commercial Code 

The social costs view 

The due- care view 

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11 

Which of the following represents the responsibility of a manufacture under the due-care view of business 

responsibility? 


Consumers and sellers are equally skilled in evaluating the quality of a product, and they must protect their own best

interests 

Consumers depend on the expertise of the manufacturer; therefore, the manufacturer must take due care to ensure 

others are not injured by the product 

Consumers are free to agree to buy a product with certain qualities, and they are also free to buy products with other 

qualities 

The seller has a moral responsibility to the buyer of its product, often a wholesaler, and does not have a due- care 

relationship with the end- user of the product, often a consumer 

Question 

5 / 5 points 

12 

According to the contractual view of the business firm's duties to its customers, what is created by the contractual 

relationship between a firm and its customers? 


Universalized contracts 

Moral duties 

Social rules 

Secondary duties 

Question 

5 / 5 points 

13 

Which of the following represents a major fault in the due-care view of moral responsibility? 


It places the cost for unforeseen product injuries in the hands of the manufacturer 

It requires the consumers to use products in a way that minimizes risk of injury or harm 

It requires the manufacturer to determine how much risk is acceptable for the consumer 

It identifies specific formulas to determine the levels of due care required for each product 

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14 

Which of the following views of the manufacturers' duties to consumers holds that the manufacturer should pay the 

cost of injuries sustained through defects in the product, even when due care has been exercised? 


The due- care view of business responsibility 

The contractual view of manufacturers' responsibilities 

The duty of disclosure 

The social costs view of the manufacturers' duties 

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15 

Which of the following describes a person's thoughts, beliefs, values, and feelings? 


Moral rights 

Physical privacy 

Ethical rights 

Physiological privacy 

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16 

Which of the following criticisms of the social cost view supports the idea that the social cost view is unjust? 


The social cost view assumes that being required to pay for the cost of injuries will inspire manufacturers to reduce 

the number of accidents 

The social cost view required manufacturers to pay for unforeseeable and unpreventable injuries 

The social cost view has increased the number of lawsuits under the strict liability claim 

The social cost view does not consider the standard utilitarian assumptions about the values of efficiency 

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17

Which of the following represents the idea that a business has a moral responsibility to fully explain what a buyer is 

purchasing and exactly what the terms of the sale are? 


The duty not to misrepresent 

The duty not to coerce 

The duty to comply with express claims 

The duty of disclosure 

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18 

In terms of product safety, what is the potential result of government intervention in consumer markets? 


Safety is reduced to a commodity that must be provided even if unwanted 

Markets become unfair, inefficient, and coercive 

The government bears the added cost of incorporating safety 

Consumers will pay extra for safety if sellers provide it 

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5 / 5 points 

19 

Which implied claim refers to the estimated amount of time a product will function as effectively as a consumer is led 

to believe it will? 


Reliability 

Service life 

Maintainability 

Product safety 

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20 

Some advertisements that are intended to manipulate consumers violate what right? 


The right to free speech 

The consumer's right to be treated as a free and equal rational being 

The right to choose between competitors in a free market 

The right to personal safety

BU490 BUSINESS ETHICS MODULE 6 QUIZ ANSWERS (ASHWORTH COLLEGE)

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