Question detail
BrightBake serves commuters while opening a second outlet; the case evidence includes net profit margin of ?8,492, sales of 992 units, and a 31% change in costs or demand. Which option best applies Identify where a business may face a trade-off between ethics and profit?
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practice
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Topic
Ethical and environmental considerations
Question
- A. Use ethics to judge supplier lead time, customers impact, and the business objective in Ethical considerations.
- B. Give only a definition of Ethical and environmental considerations without using the case evidence.
- C. Treat margin and markup as identical and ignore the effect on customers.
- D. Choose the largest sales figure without checking costs, finance, or context.
Answer
The correct option is: Use ethics to judge supplier lead time, customers impact, and the business objective in Ethical considerations.
Explanation
The option is correct because Use ethics to judge supplier lead time, customers impact, and the business objective in Ethical considerations. The case evidence gives ?9,992, 992 units, and 31%, so the answer must explain the commercial effect rather than repeat a definition. The distractors are weaker because they confuse margin and markup, miss the customers, or ignore the business objective.
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