Examples of Ethical Issues in Marketing Include All the Following

question 7

Multiple Choice

Examples of ethical issues in marketing include all the following except:

• A)the franchisor requires the franchise to purchase low moving products in order to receive ship of other "hot" products
• B)reducing the size of a product package,the contents of the package and adjusting the price of the product to reflect the new (smaller)size.
• C)representing a product as "the most current model" when in fact a newer model is available
• D)the franchisor launches a system-wide advertising campaign for a product and mandates the price franchisees must charge for the advertised product.

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Definitions:

Job-order Costing

A cost accounting system used to assign manufacturing costs to an individual product or batches of products, typically used in custom or varied production.

Homogeneous Product

A product that is uniform in quality and indistinguishable from other products of the same type.

Weighted-Average Method

A process costing method that calculates unit costs by combining costs and outputs from the current and prior periods.

Prior Period Costs

Costs that were incurred in a previous accounting period but are recorded or recognized in the current period's financial statements.