What Was the Consequence to the Coca-Cola Employee Who Tried

question 1

Multiple Choice

What was the consequence to the Coca-Cola employee who tried to sell classified information to PepsiCo?

• A)The employee was fired and no other legal action was taken since the practice is unfortunately too common.
• B)The employee was given the choice of quitting or being demoted to a minimum wage job.
• C)The employee was arrested for bribery and sentenced to five years house arrest.
• D)The employee was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $40,000 in restitution.
• E)The employee was permitted to keep her original job (minus any bonuses), but had to attend a seminar on ethical behavior.

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Definitions:

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride, a chemical compound used as a reducing agent in organic synthesis.

Alditol

A type of sugar alcohol formed by the reduction of the aldehyde or ketone group in monosaccharides.

L-Erythrose

A four-carbon sugar, or tetrose, with the chemical formula C4H8O4, one of the simplest aldose configurations.

NaBH4

Sodium borohydride, a reducing agent widely used in organic chemistry for the reduction of aldehydes, ketones, and aldehydes to alcohols.