What Will Happen to a Firm Found to Be in Violation

question 40

Multiple Choice

What will happen to a firm found to be in violation if the company had proactively tried to prevent misconduct from occurring?

• A)The government will rule that their actions were insufficient.
• B)Penalties or fines may be reduced.
• C)The firm will be forced to hire an ethics officer.
• D)Regulators will charge the firm with criminal activities.
• E)The firm will incur no punishment.

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Definitions:

Nonpolar

A type of chemical bond or molecule that does not have distinct electrical poles, resulting in even distribution of electrical charge.

Lewis Structure

A diagram illustrating the bonding between atoms in a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist.

Boric Acid

A weak, monobasic Lewis acid of boron often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, or in making other chemicals, represented as H3BO3.

Non-Bonding Lone Pairs

Non-bonding lone pairs refer to pairs of valence electrons on an atom that do not participate in bonding with other atoms.