Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Activities of a Whistle-Blower

question 206

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the activities of a whistle-blower?

• A)A motorbike company's employees were sorry that 150 of the 10 million bikes the company sold had caught on fire.
• B)A motorbike company's research engineers proved that the spate of fires in the company's bikes was the result of consumers' tinkering with the engine.
• C)A former motorbike company's employee owned one of the company's bikes that caught on fire and slightly burned its rider.
• D)The Consumer Product Safety Commission investigated fires of a motorbike company's products and ordered a recall to repair all of the 10 million units that had been sold.
• E)A motorbike company's employee reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission that the company knowingly manufactured an electrical system for the bikes that would catch on fire after prolonged use.

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