Which of the Following Statements Best Describes a Whistle-Blower

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes a whistle-blower?

• A) An employee is unhappy because his company is downsizing.
• B) An employee tells the Consumer Product Safety Commission his company falsified safety reports on a child's car seat.
• C) A salesperson for a hardware wholesaler tries to sell insurance to his regular customers in order to earn some extra income.
• D) An employee loses his/her retirement fund due to a downturn in the stock market.
• E) An employee spends the afternoon studying at work for her test rather than counting inventory as she was supposed to be doing.

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Definitions:

Best Response

In game theory, the strategy that yields the highest payoff for a player, given the strategies chosen by other players.

Simultaneous Game

A strategic game in which all players make their moves at the same time, without knowledge of the other players' actions.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept within game theory where no participant can gain by a unilateral change of strategy if the strategies of the others remain unchanged.

Simultaneous Game

A type of strategic game in game theory where all players make decisions or choose their strategies at the same time without knowledge of the others' choices.