Which one of the following scenarios should be judged to be ethical?

A. A corporation made a significant contribution to a current congressmans re-election campaign because the congressman has agreed, when he gets the money, to use his influence in his congressional committee to support your corporation in a competition for the awarding of a government contract.

B. As President of the corporation you make a decision to invest substantial corporate funds in a project which eventually failed. As a result, the stockholders lost substantial investment value.

C. As Human Resources Director you hire a friend who is less qualified for the job in the firm than other applicants because your friend has lost his job and is going to lose his house if he doesnt get a job quickly.

D. The executive committee of the corporation usually gives preference to married men with families when deciding on promotions to the top management of the firm because in their opinion family men are more reliable and more dedicated to the company.

E. All of these actions are ethical.