After Completing Your Observations of Officer Jones, You Are Asked

question 72

Multiple Choice

After completing your observations of Officer Jones, you are asked to summarize your observations for a study being conducted by an ethicist studying police behavior. In the above example regarding the driver who ran the red light, we could say that Jones' actions were unethical because he had a duty to enforce the law. This viewpoint would be consistent with a(n) ___________ ethical system.

• A)deontological
• B)teleological
• C)ethics of care
• D)ethics of virtue

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Price

The cost level at which the supply of products equals the demand for those products in the market.

Market Demand

The total amount of a product or service that all consumers in a market are willing and able to purchase at varying prices over a specified time period.

Market Supply

The total amount of a product or service that is available for purchase at any given price level in a market.

Equilibrium Price of X

The market price at which the quantity of a commodity demanded equals the quantity supplied, specifically for commodity X.