Question 1) Please complete parts A, B, & C.

A)

Duane and Elizabeth start a business manufacturing pencil holders out of recycled materials. They draft a mission statement where they declare that they are committed to environmentalism and to using their profits to improve the quality of life of the homeless. The declaration of beliefs in a mission statement is most often associated with:

a. outcome-based ethics.

b. utilitarian ethics.

c. cost-benefit analyses.

d. duty-based ethics

B)

Olivia makes a negative statement about her employer on her social media account. Her manager sees it and fires her for violating the company's social media policy, which prohibits employees posting anything about the company or colleagues on social media. Olivia claims that she has a right to state whatever she wants on her own site and that she cannot be fired for this kind of conduct. Does Olivia have a valid argument?

a. No, because it is reasonable for a business to prohibit employees from saying bad things about the company.

b. No, because businesses can impose any social media policy they desire.

c. Yes, because federal labor law protects employees' rights to engage in concerted activities.

d. Yes, because the right to free speech is absolute.

C)

Rupert and Cordelia own an American company that does business in foreign nations. Getting a license in a new country can be challenging. As they try to enter into business in a new country, Rupert fills out the license paperwork and takes it to the correct office. There he pays the front-desk person $100 to process the paperwork, as is the custom in that country. Cordelia, who has connections in that country, schedules an appointment with the minister of commerce, who has the authority to determine which foreign companies get licenses, and pays him $250 to approve their license. Which payment(s), if any, likely violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

a. The payments made by both Rupert and Cordelia.

b. The payment made by Rupert but not the payment made by Cordelia.

c. The payment made by Cordelia but not the payment made by Rupert.

d. Neither payment violated the FCPA.