A Purchasing Agent Taking a Bribe Can Harm Their Firm

question 118

Multiple Choice

A purchasing agent taking a bribe can harm their firm if:

• A)the firm will have to return all unsold merchandise that was bought as the result of the bribe to its original seller.
• B)the buying firm will be more closely scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission.
• C)the products bought on the basis of the bribe are of poor quality.
• D)the purchasing firm will have to rewrite its code of ethics.
• E)the purchasing agent's firm is not penalized.

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