Which of the Following Most Directly Explains Why Pharmaceutical Giant

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following most directly explains why pharmaceutical giant Pfizer offered low-income senior citizens many of its most widely used prescriptions for $15 each per month?

• A)the profit motive since aging baby boomers are a large,profitable market
• B)the social responsibility concept
• C)the necessity of matching competitors' actions
• D)new regulatory Medicare mandates as a result of the Affordable Care Act
• E)the mandate by its industry's code of ethics

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