A Couple Are Pregnant with Their Second Child And, During

question 6

Multiple Choice

A couple are pregnant with their second child and, during a routine ultrasound, the physician discovers that the fetus is anencephalic. The life expectancy of an anencephalic baby is only a few weeks after birth. The couple struggle with the choice of whether to terminate the pregnancy at this time or to carry to term. The couple decide to terminate the pregnancy. What stage of the ethical decision making process is this?

• A) determining desired outcomes
• B) evaluating outcomes of action
• C) identifying options
• D) acting on the choice

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Definitions:

Machine-Hours

A measure of the amount of time machines are run, often used as a base for allocating factory overhead.

Total Job Cost

The cumulative cost of materials, labor, and overhead for a specific job or project.

Job-Order Costing

A cost accounting system that assigns manufacturing costs to an individual product or batch of products, making it possible to track the cost of specific jobs.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, used as a basis for allocating manufacturing overhead costs based on the number of hours machines are operated.