Different honest people can make different ethical decisions in a given situation

A manager has the task of collecting and analyzing data that will help the firm decide where to locate its international operations. Which of the following best describes how the manager should handle this task?

A) conduct extensive research, regardless of the expense, in order to avoid costly mistakes B) compare the costs of data collection with the probable payoff for the firm in order to budget and schedule the collection C) continue data gathering until all data have been collected, regardless of how long this takes D) focus all data collection on governmental resources because they have the highest reliability

Social egalitarians believe:

a. the ends justifies the means. b. society should provide each person with equal amounts of goods and services regardless of the contribution each makes to increase society's wealth. c. society should divide wealth based on each person's contribution. d. that if persons wish to act morally, they should emulate those in the society who always seem to do the right thing.