The Inherent Problem with the Conventionalist Approach to Making Ethical

question 52

Multiple Choice

The inherent problem with the conventionalist approach to making ethical decisions is that:

• A)what's allowed may slowly have changed over a period of time
• B)what's allowed is not able to be decided by the salesperson
• C)what's allowed may not have anything to do with what's ethical
• D)what's allowed varies within a company and within a sales team
• E)what's allowed is usually not written down in a formal code

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Definitions:

Capital Budgeting

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Capital Asset Pricing Model

A model that describes the relationship between systematic risk and expected return for assets, particularly used in the pricing of risky securities.

Expected Return

The weighted average of all possible returns of an investment, considering all risks and the likelihood of each outcome.

Well-diversified Portfolio

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