Charlie decided that what was best was to have everyone at the group dinner should pay an equal share of the group's bill ($65), but not because Charlie felt that everyone should be treated equally. Charlie had ordered more dishes than anyone else. Charlie ordered three expensive bottles of wine "to share" even though there were people at the table who were not drinking. Charlie had already decided that the others at the dinner did not matter, and their opinions of him did not matter. Charlie was going to obtain an immense amount of pleasure from having them pay for most of his dinner. Sam was upset about this because: (i) Sam is on a very tight budget; (ii) Sam only budgeted $35 for dinner and ordered one dish and no alcohol to stay within budget; and (iii) the extra $30 means having to skip a few meals next week or more. Which framework did Charlie use to make the decision?

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Charlie used the utilitarian framework to make the decision The utilitarian framework is a theory of ... View the full answer