Question

ABC BBQ co. decides to open a new restaurant in the quiet town of Springfield and the concept is immediately popular. Bob Smith the owner enjoys steadily growing profits through the first year and decides to expand their restaurant and add an outdoor music venue. This creates more jobs for the citizens of Springfield but the expansion also brings complaints from locals about the loud music late into the night. Bob makes sure the venue is not breaking any local noise codes and chooses to ignore the local complaints and continue with business as usual



Which one of the following is incapable of making an ethical or unethical decision?

Select one:

a. Bob Smith

b. ABC BBQ co. employees

c. Springfield residents

d. ABC BBQ co.

ABC BBQ co. decides to open a new restaurant in the quiet town of Springfield and the concept is immediately popular. Bob Smith the owner enjoys steadily growing profits through the first year and decides to expand their restaurant and add an outdoor music venue. This creates more jobs for the citizens of Springfield but the expansion also brings complaints from locals about the loud music late into the night. Bob makes sure the venue is not breaking any local noise codes and chooses to ignore the local complaints and continue with business as usual



Taking the Societal-Good Approach, why would you say that Bob Smith was acting unethically?

Select one:

a. Bob reinvested and expanded his business

b. Bob ignored the complaints of the community

c. Bob created more jobs

d. Bob built a music venue

ABC BBQ co. decides to open a new restaurant in the quiet town of Springfield and the concept is immediately popular. Bob Smith the owner enjoys steadily growing profits through the first year and decides to expand their restaurant and add an outdoor music venue. This creates more jobs for the citizens of Springfield but the expansion also brings complaints from locals about the loud music late into the night. Bob makes sure the venue is not breaking any local noise codes and chooses to ignore the local complaints and continue with business as usual



What might the people of Springfield do about the noise to officially better their situation?

Select one:

a. Write a petition

b. Move for an updated noise code from their local governmental body

c. Get the existing policy changed through government approval

d. All of the above

ABC BBQ co. decides to open a new restaurant in the quiet town of Springfield and the concept is immediately popular. Bob Smith the owner enjoys steadily growing profits through the first year and decides to expand their restaurant and add an outdoor music venue. This creates more jobs for the citizens of Springfield but the expansion also brings complaints from locals about the loud music late into the night. Bob makes sure the venue is not breaking any local noise codes and chooses to ignore the local complaints and continue with business as usual



If Bob were to reverse his position on keeping the music venue open late, which idea discussed in the chapter would he have most likely applied to his decision?

Select one:

a. Contractual-Rights Approach

b. "Gottas"

c. Societal-Good Approach

d. Public Policy Decision

Of the following choices, identify which is NOT an externality.

Select one:

a. Public distaste for the late-night music

b. An influx of local jobs

c. Customer satisfaction at ABC BBQ co.

d. Increasing profits

Answer 1

Answer 1) Here, the incapability of ethical or unethical decision:

c. Springfield residents

Answer 2) Taking the Societal-Good Approach, that Bob Smith was acting unethically:

b. Bob ignored the complaints of the community

Answer 3) The people of Springfield can :

d. All of the above

Answer 4) If Bob were to reverse his position on keeping the music venue open late, :

a. Contractual-Rights Approach

Of the following choices, identify which is NOT an externality.

Select one:

d. Increasing profits