Which of the Following Is an Ethical Question

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an ethical question?

• A) Does the company provide health care benefits to its employees?
• B) Does the law require the company to provide health care benefits to its employees?
• C) Ought the company to provide health care benefits to its employees?
• D) Does the company's senior leadership want to provide health care benefits to the employees?

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Definitions:

Not Excludable

A characteristic of a good or service that does not allow producers to prevent its use by non-paying consumers, often leading to market failure.

Free Riders

Individuals who benefit from resources, goods, or services without paying for them, often leading to under-provision or depletion of those resources.

Club Goods

Items that are non-rivalrous but excludable, meaning that one person's use does not reduce availability to others but access can be restricted, typically through a membership fee.

Private Goods

Private goods are products that are excludable and rival in consumption, meaning their use is limited to paying customers and one person's consumption prevents another's.