Question: Jim's air conditioning unit stopped working in the middle of a heat wave. His elderly mother lives with him and is in poor health. He

Jim's air conditioning unit stopped working in the middle of a heat wave. His elderly mother
lives with him and is in poor health. He needed to get his house cooled as soon as possible.
Acme Heating and Cooling came to service Jim's AC unit. The technician told Jim his unit
was "shot" and must be replaced. The technician gave Jim a price of $5,000 to install a new
unit. Knowing that time was of the essence, Jim hired Acme to replace the unit. Later, Jim
discovered that Acme charged him more than twice the amount that any other heating and
cooling company in the area would have charged for installing the same AC unit. This
situation is best described as which of the follow types of ethical dilemmas?
committing acts of personal decadence
violating rules
engaging in conflict of interest
taking unfair advantage
 Jim's air conditioning unit stopped working in the middle of a

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