What Kind of Unethical Business Practice Was Identified in the Conduct

question 27

Multiple Choice

What kind of unethical business practice was identified in the conduct of James Hardie Industries?

• A)Making improper payments to a foreign government in order to bypass UN sanctions for commercial advantage.
• B)Taking unconscionable advantage of the lack of education and commercial experience of customers.
• C)Using the doctrine of separate legal entity of a company to avoid liability for compensation claims.
• D)Using bogus offshore transactions and a foreign accounting firm to avoid paying tax on income earned in Australia.

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Definitions:

Decimal

Numbers that are expressed as a fraction of a part using 10 as its base number; it also refers to the period used to separate a whole number from a fraction, as in 10.2, otherwise read as “ten and two-tenths.”

Fraction

A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, representing a part of a whole.

Base Number

A mathematical value serving as a foundational digit in a numbering system, determining its counting process, such as 2 in binary or 10 in decimal.

Dosages

The prescribed amount and frequency of medication intake or drug administration.