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Unit 1 Test
Due
Oct 29 at 11:59pm
Points
40
Questions
40
Available
Oct 23 at 12am - Oct 29 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
None
Allowed Attempts
2
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Question 1
1 / 1 pts
The philosophy of utilitarianism is used to explain why restaurants, theaters, and hotels should make themselves handicapped accessible.
True
False
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
Human rights include an individual's right to life, to freedom, and to the pursuit of happiness.
True
False
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
The distributive process by which the burdens and rewards that society has to offer are shared varies from society to society.
True
False
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
Ethical decision making begins in the marketing department.
True
False
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
Ethics training programs typically teach how to disguise unethical behavior and not how to avoid unethical behavior.
True
False
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
If the company wants employees to take ethical training seriously, the training should not
include games.
True
False
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
All businesses approach ethics the same way.
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True
False
Question 8
1 / 1 pts
To be a useful code of ethics, the code should offer broad policies and procedures rather than detailed rules.
True
False
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
Social responsibility is a voluntary obligation.
True
False
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
The most basic responsibility of all businesses is its economic responsibility.
True
False
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
_____ is the set of moral standards for judging whether something is right or wrong.
Legality
The marketing concept
Social responsibility
Ethics
Consumerism
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
Summer Dean was walking through the mall and found a gym bag lying on the ground. The decision Dean must make as to whether to keep the gym bag and its contents for herself or turn it into the mall's lost and found department involves:
the marketing concept
social reciprocity
consumerism
ethics
cultural awareness
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
_____ is a philosophy that focuses on the consequences of an action to determine whether it is right or wrong. This philosophy holds that an action that affects the majority adversely is morally wrong.
Social responsibility
Consumerism
Distributive justice
Utilitarianism
Preconventional morality
Question 14
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Which of the following statements about utilitarianism is true?
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Utilitarianism is concerned with providing for the needs of the minorities.
Utilitarianism is primarily concerned with the legal aspects of business decisions.
None of the above statements about utilitarianism is true.
Utilitarianism holds that an action that affects the majority adversely is morally wrong.
The concept of utilitarianism supports affirmative action programs.
Question 15
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following statements about utilitarianism is true?
Utilitarianism is designed to create both winners and losers.
There are no negative costs associated with utilitarianism.
Utilitarianism is a legal concept-not an ethical one.
Using utilitarianism, a manager can accurately calculate how his or her decision will affect the majority of its stakeholders.
The application of the utilitarianism concept will only produce winners.
Question 16
1 / 1 pts
Mamma's Diner was a small restaurant that was a popular hangout for many Bedford College students, but because of the owner's inability to make the bathroom stalls handicapped accessible for the one wheel-chair student on campus, it was forced to close down. The belief that this it was morally wrong to deprive the majority of the people of this experience is an expression of the philosophy associated with:
consumerism
utilitarianism
social responsibility
distributive justice
preconventional morality
Question 17
1 / 1 pts
Criticism of South Africa's post-apartheid government contends that the new government has not extended liberties to its black majority population, but has instead concentrated on proving to a white minority that a black-run administration can govern a reasonably sophisticated economy and society. The belief that the new South African government is behaving unethically is an expression of the philosophy associated with:
distributive justice
utilitarianism
social responsibility
preconventional morality
consumerism
Question 18
1 / 1 pts
Utilitarianism:
creates win-win situation
is easy to implement because of its childlike simplicity
is difficult to implement because it is hard to tell how one decision will impact a large number of people
states that any act that jeopardizes the individual's rights is wrong
supports the belief that life should be fair
Question 19
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Another factor influencing business ethics is _____, or what is fair according to prevailing standards of society.
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righteousness
justice
equity
utilitarianism
validity
Question 20
1 / 1 pts
In the 21st century, we define justice as
the avoidance of wrong
a global concept, which is defined the same throughout the world
support for the development of legal measures to define ethics
an equitable distribution of the burdens and rewards that society has to offer
the creation of a situation in which all involved are winners
Question 21
1 / 1 pts
A business is an organization that strives for a profit by providing goods and services desired by its customers.
True
False
Question 22
1 / 1 pts
The major difference between a good and a service is how the producer uses the factors of production to create each.
True
False
Question 23
1 / 1 pts
Not-for-profit organizations have the same goals as for-profit organizations.
True
False
Question 24
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Factors of production are common to all productive activities, regardless of the economic system.
True
False
Question 25
1 / 1 pts
Labor, as a factor of production, relates only to the production of manufactured goods; services are not included.
True
False
Question 26
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As a factor of production, capital includes money.
True
False
Question 27
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People who combine natural resources, labor, and capital in a profitable venture are called entrepreneurs.
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True
False
Question 28
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Many people consider knowledge to be a fifth factor of production.
True
False
Question 29
1 / 1 pts
Business owners and managers have a great deal of control over the internal environment of business, which covers the day-to-day business decisions.
True
False
Question 30
1 / 1 pts
Some global corporations are large enough to create major changes in the external environment.
True
False
Question 31
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is an example of a business?
Lawson & Tyler law offices
Ford Motor Company
Jack & Jill, a specialty clothing store for young children
Wal-Mart
all of the above
Question 32
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is the best example of a service?
the grill on which you cook steak
the hamburger you bought for lunch
the gallon of milk you purchased at the convenience store
the pleasure you derive from seeing a good play
the license tags you purchased for your car
Question 33
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is the best example of a good?
the life guarding class you took last summer
the birthday candles you purchased to go on your sister's birthday cake
the driving lessons you took
the physical examination you received from your doctor
the airplane flight you took to attend a funeral
Question 34
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following businesses provides its customers with a service?
a mattress manufacturer
a used book store
a wheat farmer
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a law office
a pecan grower
Question 35
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following businesses provides its customers with a good?
hair salon
bicycle manufacturer
accounting firm
movie theater
hotel
Question 36
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following is NOT an example of a good that would be sold in a department store?
the advice of a wedding planner
white linen table clothes
book on wedding etiquette
wedding dress
silk flower bouquets
Question 37
1 / 1 pts
What is the primary difference between a good and a service?
A good costs more to produce than a service.
A service is tangible, and a good is intangible.
A good costs more to market than a service
The development costs for a service is higher than for a product.
A good is tangible, and a service is intangible.
Question 38
1 / 1 pts
The _____ of any country is measured by the output of goods and services people can buy with the money they have.
consumer productivity
input per person
quality of life
total consumption rate
standard of living
Question 39
1 / 1 pts
Which of the following countries has a high standard of living?
Guatemala
Nigeria
Malaysia
the United States
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Bolivia
Question 40
1 / 1 pts
The standard of living in any country is:
the general level of human happiness based on such things as life expectancy, educational standards, health, sanitation, and leisure time
measured by subtracting the supply of goods and services from the demand for goods and services
higher for less developed countries like Angola, Bangladesh, and Ceylon than it is for the U.S.
determined by the money left over after all expenses are paid
measured by the output of goods and services people can buy with the money they have
Quiz Score: 40
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