Question 1

Which of the following unethical practices occurs when consumers are signed up and billed for third-party services without their knowledge or consent?

Question 1 options:

A. Fraud and deception

B. Due care

C. Coercion

D. Cramming

Question 2

Which of the following represents a major fault in the due-care view of moral responsibility?

Question 2 options:

A. It places the cost for unforeseen product injuries in the hands of the manufacturer

B. It requires the consumers to use products in a way that minimizes risk of injury or harm

C. It requires the manufacturer to determine how much risk is acceptable for the consumer

D. It identifies specific formulas to determine the levels of due care required for each product

Question 3

In the due care theory of manufacturer's duties, the relationship between manufacturer and customer can be described as which of the following?

Question 3 options:

A. The manufacturer is in an unequal position to harm and take advantage of the customer

B. They are equals

C. The customer is in an unequal position to place demands on the manufacturer

D. The manufacturer and the customer are separated by a regulating body

Question 4

The __________ theory of a business's duties to consumers claims that a business has four main moral duties: the basic duty of (a) complying with the terms of the sales contract, and the secondary duties of (b) disclosing the nature of the product, (c) avoiding misrepresentation, and (d) avoiding the use of duress and undue influence.

Question 4 options:

A. Contractual

B. Commercial

C. Competitive

D. Consumptive

Question 5

Which of the following is the basis for the social cost view?

Question 5 options:

A. Caveat vendor

B. Cramming

C. Coercion

D. Caveat emptor

Question 6

Which of the following describes the reason physical privacy is as important as psychological privacy.

Question 6 options:

A. Inner lives cannot be intruded upon by other individuals

B. Individuals have the moral right to substantial interests in things

C. Inner lives are revealed by physical activities and expressions

D. Revealing private information in an invasion of the physical person

Question 7

Which of the following represents the responsibility of a manufacture under the due-care view of business responsibility?

Question 7 options:

A. Consumers and sellers are equally skilled in evaluating the quality of a product, and they must protect their own best interests

B. Consumers depend on the expertise of the manufacturer; therefore, the manufacturer must take due care to ensure others are not injured by the product

C. Consumers are free to agree to buy a product with certain qualities, and they are also free to buy products with other qualities

D. The seller has a moral responsibility to the buyer of its product, often a wholesaler, and does not have a due- care relationship with the end- user of the product, often a consumer

Question 8

Which of the following represents an argument for the market approach to consumer protection?

Question 8 options:

A. More demands for safety means government should not have to interfere

B. Sellers will provide safety even if consumers do not demand it

C. More demand for safety encourages more safety

D. Government intervention makes the market fair, efficient, and less coercive

Question 9

How can a manufacturer practice due care in the production and manufacturing process?

Question 9 options:

A. Determine the mental capacities of all persons who will use the product

B. Ensure compromises are not made that will affect the safety of the final product

C. Test the product under a variety of conditions with a variety of materials

D. Determine the effects of aging and wear based on the product design

Question 10

Which of the following criticisms of the social cost view supports the idea that the social cost view is unjust?

Question 10 options:

A. The social cost view assumes that being required to pay for the cost of injuries will inspire manufacturers to reduce the number of accidents

B. The social cost view required manufacturers to pay for unforeseeable and unpreventable injuries

C. The social cost view has increased the number of lawsuits under the strict liability claim

D. The social cost view does not consider the standard utilitarian assumptions about the values of efficiency