Question 1

"Triple bottom line" accounting emphasizes the measurement of a company's:

Accepted Answer

A)  Net Income, Net Cash Flow, and Net Capital Expenditures 
B)  Corporate spending on the "three C's" of charitable, civic, and cultural causes 
C)  Profitability, environmental sustainability practices, and employee welfare 
D)  Payments of taxes for the public interest, payment of wages to worker-stakeholders, and profits for shareholders 
A)  Net Income, Net Cash Flow, and Net Capital Expenditures 
B)  Corporate spending on the "three C's" of charitable, civic, and cultural causes 
C)  Profitability, environmental sustainability practices, and employee welfare 
D)  Payments of taxes for the public interest, payment of wages to worker-stakeholders, and profits for shareholders

Question 2

Under the viewpoint of virtue ethics,which of the following is not a commonly recognized virtue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loyalty 
B)  Trustworthiness 
C)  Independence of thought and action 
D)  Courage 
A)  Loyalty 
B)  Trustworthiness 
C)  Independence of thought and action 
D)  Courage

Question 3

If a firm engages in activities that simultaneously are profit-optimizing and socially responsible:

Accepted Answer

A)  Economists that adopt the stakeholder theory, but not the shareholder theory, will agree with its conduct 
B)  Economists that adopt the shareholder theory, but not the stakeholder theory, will agree with its conduct 
C)  Economists uniformly will criticize its claims of social responsibility as being highly unlikely, if not impossible 
D)  Its behavior is commendable in accordance with both the shareholder and the stakeholder theories 
A)  Economists that adopt the stakeholder theory, but not the shareholder theory, will agree with its conduct 
B)  Economists that adopt the shareholder theory, but not the stakeholder theory, will agree with its conduct 
C)  Economists uniformly will criticize its claims of social responsibility as being highly unlikely, if not impossible 
D)  Its behavior is commendable in accordance with both the shareholder and the stakeholder theories

Question 4

Rawls believed that:

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be perfect equality of resource allocation in society 
B)  Imperfect resource allocation benefits society because it encourages innovation and hard work 
C)  Resource allocation should resemble a normal statistical distribution, with most people concentrated around the median 
D)  Disproportionately greater resource allocations to some in society is acceptable as long as it results in a higher standard of living for those with lower incomes 
A)  There should be perfect equality of resource allocation in society 
B)  Imperfect resource allocation benefits society because it encourages innovation and hard work 
C)  Resource allocation should resemble a normal statistical distribution, with most people concentrated around the median 
D)  Disproportionately greater resource allocations to some in society is acceptable as long as it results in a higher standard of living for those with lower incomes

"Triple bottom line" accounting emphasizes the measurement of a company's:

Under the viewpoint of virtue ethics,which of the following is not a commonly recognized virtue?

If a firm engages in activities that simultaneously are profit-optimizing and socially responsible:

Rawls believed that:

Introduction to Ethics

Ethical Principles and Reasoning

The Core Philosophies

Why We Cheat

Greed,corruption,and Collusion

Fraud and Earnings Management

Discreditable Acts: Discrimination,deceit,and Disclosure

Confidentiality

Independence and Moral Seduction

Conflicts of Interest

Duties As a Whistleblower

Duties of Public-Company Auditors: the Sarbanesoxley Act

Duties of Tax Professionals

Duties of Fiduciaries: Financial Planners,trustees,and Executors

Duties in the Accounting Workplace Online Only

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Exam 4: Virtue,justice,and Social Responsibility

"Triple bottom line" accounting emphasizes the measurement of a company's:

Under the viewpoint of virtue ethics,which of the following is not a commonly recognized virtue?

If a firm engages in activities that simultaneously are profit-optimizing and socially responsible:

Rawls believed that:

Introduction to Ethics

Ethical Principles and Reasoning

The Core Philosophies

Why We Cheat

Greed,corruption,and Collusion

Fraud and Earnings Management

Discreditable Acts: Discrimination,deceit,and Disclosure

Confidentiality

Independence and Moral Seduction

Conflicts of Interest

Duties As a Whistleblower

Duties of Public-Company Auditors: the Sarbanesoxley Act

Duties of Tax Professionals

Duties of Fiduciaries: Financial Planners,trustees,and Executors

Duties in the Accounting Workplace Online Only

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