In the "Bad Apple-Bad Barrel" Analogy

question 8

Multiple Choice

In the "bad apple-bad barrel" analogy,

• A) no one has the right to label some conduct as unethical.
• B) "bad apples" refer to an unethical corporate culture.
• C) the code of conduct is used to solve all ethical dilemmas faced in the workplace.
• D) "bad apples" are people who will always do things in their own self-interest regardless of organizational standards of conduct.
• E) a code of conduct is not taken seriously as a key component of an ethics program.

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Definitions:

Break-even Analysis

A calculation to determine the sales volume at which total revenues equal total costs, indicating no profit or loss.

Contribution Margin Ratios

The ratio of contribution margin (sales minus variable costs) to sales revenue, indicating the percentage of sales revenue that exceeds variable costs.

Break-even Point

The production level at which total revenues equal total expenses, resulting in no profit or loss.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income, reflecting a company’s fixed versus variable costs structure.