Lex Olsen is a private consultant who advises small businesses about their computer needs. Lex examines a company's operations, evaluates their automation needs, and recommends hardware and software to meet those needs. Recently, Lex was hired by a small, private hospital interested in upgrading their system for patient records and accounting. The hospital had already solicited proposals for upgrading the system and hired Lex to evaluate the proposals that had been submitted. Lex carefully examined each proposal and then compared across proposals based on the following criteria: the structure and composition of the proposed system the experience of the bidding company the costs of the proposal the benefits of the proposal Lex concluded that Quad Moon Systems had proposed the best system for the hospital, and he recommended that the hospital should buy the Quad Moons system. He included a detailed explanation for why he thought the Quad Moons bid was the best. Lex did not reveal to the hospital that he is a silent partner (a co-owner) in Quad Moon Systems. Was Lex's behavior ethical? Assume for your discussion that Lex evaluated the bids in good faith, and sincerely believed that Quad Moon had given the best bid.

Discuss Lexs behavior in the context of the Rule Utilitarianism framework. Begin your discussion by briefly summarizing the Rule Utilitarianism framework in your own words.