Which of the Following Practices Might Be Unethical

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following practices might be unethical?

• A)the use of secondary data alone when the research requires primary data collection
• B)the client is billed a fixed fee for the project
• C)the unnecessary collection of expensive primary data when the research problem can be addressed based on secondary sources alone
• D)Both A and C are correct.

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Definitions:

Short-Term Losses

Financial losses realized on the sale or exchange of an asset held for one year or less.

Making a Decision

The cognitive process of selecting a course of action from among multiple alternatives.

Less Than Optimal

A situation or outcome that does not achieve the best possible or most desired performance level.

Disposition Effect

A phenomenon in behavioral finance where investors are more likely to sell assets that have increased in value, rather than those that have decreased.