An Auto Designer Chooses to Devote His Efforts to Design

question 44

Multiple Choice

An auto designer chooses to devote his efforts to design an automobile that is the safest vehicle possible. He does so because he wishes to save lives and prevent disabling injuries. He believes he and his employer have a duty to provide the public with the safest possible vehicle. The designer's approach to ethical decision-making is best characterized as:

• A) utilitarian.
• B) deontological.
• C) ethically relative.
• D) ethically fundamental.

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Definitions:

Marginal Analysis

The study of marginal decisions.

Marginal Cost

The additional cost incurred in producing one more unit of a good or service, crucial for decision-making about production levels.

Learning Effects

These are reductions in production costs that occur due to learning and improving over time, as processes become more efficient with experience.

Marginal Costs

The increase in total cost that arises from an extra unit of production.