Reader's Digest National Sweepstakes Has a Policy That No Employees

question 65

Multiple Choice

Reader's Digest National Sweepstakes has a policy that no employees or their family members are eligible to win the big sweepstakes. Why was this policy likely implemented?

• A) to shrink the pool of possible winners, which increases each individual's odds of winning
• B) to prevent employees from accepting gifts or bribes from other employees
• C) to avoid an apparent conflict of interest
• D) to satisfy the families of Reader's Digest employees

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