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1. Senate investigators found that executives at JPMorgan Chase & Co. lied to investors and the public. Also, traders, with the knowledge of top management, changed risk limits to facilitate more trading and then violated even these higher limits. Executives revalued the bank’s investment portfolio to reduce apparent losses. The bank’s internal investigation failed to find this wrongdoing. Into what ethics traps did these JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s employees fall? What options did the executives and traders have for dealing with this wrong-doing?
2. Located in Bath, Maine, Bath Iron Works builds high-tech warships for the Navy. Winning Navy contracts is crucial to the company’s success—it means jobs for the community and profits for the shareholders. Navy officials held a meeting at Bath’s offices with its executives and those of a competitor to review the specs for an upcoming bid. Both companies desperately wanted to win the contract. After the meeting, a Bath worker realized that one of the Navy officials had left a folder on a chair labeled: “Business Sensitive.” It contained information about the competitors’ bid that would be a huge advantage to Bath. William Haggett, the Bath CEO, was notified about the file just as he was walking out the door to give a luncheon speech. What ethics traps did he face? How could he avoid these traps? What would result if he considered Mill, Kant, or the Front Page test? What should he do? How would you give voice to your values in this situation?
3. A group of medical schools conducted a study on very premature babies—those born between 24 and 27 weeks of gestation (instead of the normal 40 weeks). These children face a high risk of blindness and death. The goal of the study was to determine which level of oxygen in a baby’s incubator produced the best results. Researchers did not tell the families that being in the study could increase their child’s risk of blindness or death. The study made some important discoveries about the best oxygen level. These results could benefit many children. What would Mill and Kant say about this decision not to tell the families?
4. Each year, the sale of Girl Scout cookies is the major fund-raiser for local troops. But because the organization was criticized for promoting such unhealthy food, it introduced a new cookie, Mango Cremes with Nutrifusion. It promotes this cookie as a vitamin-laden, natural whole food. “A delicious way to get your vitamins.” But these vitamins are a minuscule part of the cookie. The rest has more unhealthy fat than an Oreo. The Girl Scouts do much good for many girls. And to do this good, they need to raise money. What would Kant and Mill say? What about the Front Page test? What do you say?
5. The CEO of Volkswagen set an ambitious goal: to triple sales in the United States and become the largest car manufacturer in the world. Employees listened carefully because the CEO had a reputation for punishing those who did not make their goals. Then the VW engineers realized that the emissions equipment on the company’s cars could not meet tough U.S. standards. Fixing the equipment would take time, raise costs, and reduce sales. The engineers believed that other car companies had the same problem. Instead of fixing the equipment, an engineer figured out how to install software that would cheat on the emissions tests. Engineers predicted that the chance of being discovered was low, and executives thought the cost of being caught would be manageable. (Indeed, the company continued on its cheating ways, even after it knew that regulators were investigating.) VW produced 11 million cars with this deceptive software. After the company was caught, it spent $18 billion on fines, legal costs, and car repairs. Its sales and stock price plummeted and it faced criminal investigations. Into what traps did these VW employees fall?


> A gold nucleus has a radius of 7.3 × 10-15 m and a charge of +79e. Through what voltage must an alpha particle, with charge +2e, be accelerated so that it has just enough energy to reach a distance of 2.0 × 10-14 m from the surface of a gold nucleus? (As

> The power rating of a light bulb (such as a 100-W bulb) is the power it dissipates when connected across a 120-V potential difference. What is the resistance of? (a). a 100-W bulb and (b). a 60-W bulb? (c). How much current does each bulb draw in norm

> A “540-W” electric heater is designed to operate from 120-V lines. (a). What is its operating resistance? (b). What current does it draw? (c). If the line voltage drops to 110 V, what power does the heater take? (Assume that the resistance is constant

> In the circuit in Fig. E25.47, find Fig. E25.47: (a). the rate of conversion of internal (chemical) energy to electrical energy within the battery; (b). the rate of dissipation of electrical energy in the battery; (c). the rate of dissipation of elec

> A typical small flashlight contains two batteries, each having an emf of 1.5 V, connected in series with a bulb having resistance 17 Ω. (a). If the internal resistance of the batteries is negligible, what power is delivered to the bulb? (b). If the bat

> A capacitor made of aluminum foil strips separated by Mylar film was subjected to excessive voltage, and the resulting dielectric breakdown melted holes in the Mylar. After this, the capacitance was found to be about the same as before, but the breakdown

> A 25.0-Ω bulb is connected across the terminals of a 12.0-V battery having 3.50 Ω of internal resistance. What percentage of the power of the battery is dissipated across the internal resistance and hence is not available to the bulb?

> An idealized voltmeter is connected across the terminals of a 15.0-V battery, and a 75.0-Ω appliance is also connected across its terminals. If the voltmeter reads 11.9 V, (a). how much power is being dissipated by the appliance, and (b). what is the i

> The capacity of a storage battery, such as those used in automobile electrical systems, is rated in ampere-hours (A ∙ h). A 50-A ∙ h battery can supply a current of 50 A for 1.0 h, or 25 A for 2.0 h, and so on. (a). What total energy can be supplied by

> A heart defibrillator is used to enable the heart to start beating if it has stopped. This is done by passing a large current of 12 A through the body at 25 V for a very short time, usually about 3.0 ms. (a). What power does the defibrillator deliver to

> Electric eels generate electric pulses along their skin that can be used to stun an enemy when they come into contact with it. Tests have shown that these pulses can be up to 500 V and produce currents of 80 mA (or even larger). A typical pulse lasts for

> Consider the circuit of Fig. E25.30. Fig. E25.30: (a). What is the total rate at which electrical energy is dissipated in the 5.0- Ω and 9.0-Ω resistors? (b). What is the power output of the 16.0-V battery? (c). At what rate

> In Europe the standard voltage in homes is 220 V instead of the 120 V used in the United States. Therefore a “100-W” European bulb would be intended for use with a 220-V potential difference (see Problem 25.36). Problem 25.36: If a “75-W” bulb (see Pr

> If a “75-W” bulb (see Problem 25.35) is connected across a 220-V potential difference (as is used in Europe), how much power does it dissipate? Ignore the temperature dependence of the bulb’s resistance. Problem 25.35: The power rating of a light bulb

> Consider the circuit shown in Fig. E25.26. The terminal voltage of the 24.0-V battery is 21.2 V. What are Fig. E25.26: (a). the internal resistance r of the battery and (b) the resistance R of the circuit resistor? r 24.0 V ww 4.00 A R 4.00 A ww

> A copper transmission cable 100 km long and 10.0 cm in diameter carries a current of 125 A. (a). What is the potential drop across the cable? (b). How much electrical energy is dissipated as thermal energy every hour?

> Is dielectric strength the same thing as dielectric constant? Explain any differences between the two quantities. Is there a simple relationship between dielectric strength and dielectric constant (see Table 24.2)? Table 24.2: Dielectric Strength,

> The circuit shown in Fig. E25.33 contains two batteries, each with an emf and an internal resistance, and two resistors. Find Fig. E25.33: (a) the current in the circuit (magnitude and direction) and (b) the terminal voltage Vab of the 16.0-V batter

> In the circuit of Fig. E25.30, the 5.0-Ω resistor is removed and replaced by a resistor of unknown resistance R. When this is done, an ideal voltmeter connected across the points b and c reads 1.9 V. Find Fig. E25.30: (a). the current in

> In the circuit shown in Fig. E25.30, the 16.0-V battery is removed and reinserted with the opposite polarity, so that its negative terminal is now next to point a. Find Fig. E25.30: (a). the current in the circuit (magnitude and direction); (b). the

> The circuit shown in Fig. E25.30 contains two batteries, each with an emf and an internal resistance, and two resistors. Find Fig. E25.30: (a). the current in the circuit (magnitude and direction); (b). the terminal voltage Vab of the 16.0-V battery;

> When switch S in Fig. E25.29 is open, the voltmeter V reads 3.08 V. When the switch is closed, the voltmeter reading drops to 2.97 V, and the ammeter A reads 1.65 A. Find the emf, the internal resistance of the battery, and the circuit resistance R. Assu

> An idealized ammeter is connected to a battery as shown in Fig. E25.28. Find Fig. E25.28: (a). the reading of the ammeter, (b). the current through the 4.00-Ω resistor, (c). the terminal voltage of the battery. (A 2.00 Ω 10.0 V 4.00

> An ideal voltmeter V is connected to a 2.0-Ω resistor and a battery with emf 5.0 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω as shown in Fig. E25.27. Fig. E25.27: (a). What is the current in the 2.0- Ω resistor? (b). What is t

> A 1.50-m cylindrical rod of diameter 0.500 cm is connected to a power supply that maintains a constant potential difference of 15.0 V across its ends, while an ammeter measures the current through it. You observe that at room temperature (20.0°C) the amm

> At room temperature, what is the strength of the electric field in a 12-gauge copper wire (diameter 2.05 mm) that is needed to cause a 4.50-A current to flow? (b). What field would be needed if the wire were made of silver instead?

> (a). What is the resistance of a Nichrome wire at 0.0°C if its resistance is 100.00 Ω at 11.5°C? (b). What is the resistance of a carbon rod at 25.8°C if its resistance is 0.0160 Ω at 0.0°C?

> Temperature coefficients of resistivity are given in Table 25.2. Table 25.2: (a). If a copper heating element is connected to a source of constant voltage, does the electrical power consumed by the heating element increase or decrease as its temperat

> A hollow aluminum cylinder is 2.50 m long and has an inner radius of 2.75 cm and an outer radius of 4.60 cm. Treat each surface (inner, outer, and the two end faces) as an equipotential surface. At room temperature, what will an ohmmeter read if it is co

> A current-carrying gold wire has diameter 0.84 mm. The electric field in the wire is 0.49 V/m. What are (a). the current carried by the wire; (b). the potential difference between two points in the wire 6.4 m apart; (c). the resistance of a 6.4-m leng

> A strand of wire has resistance 5.60 µΩ. Find the net resistance of 120 such strands if they are (a). placed side by side to form a cable of the same length as a single strand, and (b). connected end to end to form a wire 120 times as long as a single s

> A cylindrical tungsten filament 15.0 cm long with a diameter of 1.00 mm is to be used in a machine for which the temperature will range from room temperature (20°C) up to 120°C. It will carry a current of 12.5 A at all temperatures

> A wire 6.50 m long with diameter of 2.05 mm has a resistance of 0.0290 Ω. What material is the wire most likely made of?

> A 14-gauge copper wire of diameter 1.628 mm carries a current of 12.5 mA. (a). What is the potential difference across a 2.00-m length of the wire? (b). What would the potential difference in part (a) be if the wire were silver instead of copper, but a

> A copper wire has a square cross section 2.3 mm on a side. The wire is 4.0 m long and carries a current of 3.6 A. The density of free electrons is 8.5 × 1028/m3. Find the magnitudes of (a). the current density in the wire and (b). the electric field in

> During lightning strikes from a cloud to the ground, currents as high as 25,000 A can occur and last for about 40 µs. How much charge is transferred from the cloud to the earth during such a strike?

> Current passes through a solution of sodium chloride. In 1.00 s, 2.68 × 1016 Na+ ions arrive at the negative electrode and 3.92 × 1016 Cl- ions arrive at the positive electrode. (a). What is the current passing between the electrodes? (b). What is the

> The current in a wire varies with time according to the relationship I = 55 A – (0.65 A/s2) t2. (a). How many coulombs of charge pass a cross section of the wire in the time interval between t = 0 and t = 8.0 s? (b). What constant current would transpo

> You have two capacitors and want to connect them across a voltage source (battery) to store the maximum amount of energy. Should they be connected in series or in parallel?

> A point charge q1 = +2.40 µC is held stationary at the origin. A second point charge q2 = -4.30 µC moves from the point x = 0.150 m, y = 0 to the point x = 0.250 m, y = 0.250 m. How much work is done by the electric force on q2?

> 1. The town of Sanford, Maine, decided to auction off a lot it owned. The town advertised that it would accept bids through the mail, up to a specified date. Arthur and Arline Chevalier mailed in a bid that turned out to be the highest. When the town ref

> Ramona was indicted on charges of real estate fraud. During a legal search of her home, the police found a computer with encrypted files. Would it be a violation of her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to force her to unencrypt these file

> Officer Trottier stopped Marie Winfield for driving 20 miles over the speed limit. He then became suspicious because her son would not make eye contact and she was eating a Powerbar in a “hurried manner.” The officer asked for and Winfield granted him pe

> A police officer in North Carolina stopped Nick’s car because it had a broken brake light. Nick allowed the officer to search the car and, during the search, the officer found cocaine. It turns out that the original stop was invalid because drivers in No

> Hiring relatives of foreign officials for no-show jobs is a violation of the FCPA. But what about hiring children of government officials into real jobs? Is that also a violation? The U.S. government is investigating JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s practice of hi

> Suppose two people are living together: the suspect and a tenant. If the tenant consents to a police search of the premises, then the police are not required to first obtain a warrant. What if the suspect and the tenant disagree, with the tenant granting

> Craig Newmark founded craigslist, the most popular website in the country for classified ads. Rather than maximizing its profits, craigslist instead focused on developing a community among its users. It was a place to find an apartment, a pet, a job, a c

> Mickle pleaded guilty to rape. The judge sentenced him to prison for five years and also ordered that he undergo a vasectomy. Was this cruel and unusual punishment?

> In his most famous novel, The Red and the Black, the French author Stendhal (1783–1842) wrote: “There is no such thing as ‘natural law’: this expression is nothing but old nonsense. Prior to laws, what is natural is only the strength of the lion, or the

> Mary wrote a check on her account at First Bank for $23,000 payable to the order of Eagle Construction Company. Sylvia, who was an Eagle employee, deposited Mary’s check in her personal account at Second Bank, without first having someone indorse it. Whe

> Marina Stengart used her company laptop to communicate with her lawyer via her personal, password-protected, web-based e-mail account. The company’s policy stated: E-mail and voice mail messages, internet use and communication and computer files are cons

> Should you have a will? Do you have one?

> Imagine that you sign a lease and that you are to move into your new apartment on August 15. When you arrive, the previous tenant has not moved out. In fact, he has no intention of moving out. Compare the English and American rules. Should the landlord i

> Music stars Beyoncé and Jay-Z named their newborn daughter Blue Ivy and then rushed to trademark the name, because they planned to use it in commerce. Their application was denied because a wedding planner in Massachusetts was already using “Blue Ivy” as

> 1. Milton Friedman was a strong believer in the _____________ model. He _______________ argue that a corporate leader's sole obligation is to make money for the company's owners. A. shareholder; did B. shareholder; did not C. stakeholder; did D. stakehol

> 1. The United States Constitution is among the finest legal accomplishments in the history of the world. Which of the following influenced Franklin, Jefferson, and the rest of the Founding Fathers? A. English common-law principles B. The Iroquois’ syst

> 1. A decedent’s will provided that the estate was to be divided among the decedent’s issue, per capita and not per stirpes. If there are two surviving children and three grandchildren who are children of a predeceased child at the time the will is probat

> Advertisements for Listerine mouthwash claimed that it was as effective as flossing in preventing tooth plaque and gum disease. This statement was true, but only if the flossing was done incorrectly. In fact, many consumers do floss incorrectly. However,

> 1. Which of the following requirements must be met to create a bailment? I. Delivery of personal property to the intended bailee II. Possession by the intended bailee (a) I only (b) II only (c) Both I and II (d) None of the above 2. Consider the follow

> 1. Quick, Onyx, and Nash were deeded a piece of land as tenants in common. The deed provided that Quick owned one-half the property and Onyx and Nash owned one-quarter each. If Nash dies, the property will be owned as follows: (a) Quick 1⁄2, Onyx 1⁄2. (b

> Recall the Quimby case. This type of fraud is increasingly common. What could Quimby have done to protect himself?

> Process cheese food slices must contain at least 51% natural cheese. Imitation cheese slices, by contrast, contain little or no natural cheese and consist primarily of water, vegetable oil, flavoring, and “fortifying agents.” Kraft, Inc. makes Kraft Sing

> 1. Taylor Swift wanted to trademark her song lyrics: “And I’ll write your name.” She_______. A. can trademark it only if she registers it B. can trademark it only if it is in a tangible form C. cannot trademark it because it is not novel D. can trademark

> 1. Suppose that you are the manager of General Motors plant that is about to start producing Hummers. The Hummer requires special protective paint that, as it turns out, reacts with other chemicals during the application process to create a pollutant. Wh

> To conceive a child, some infertile couples need an egg from a fertile woman. In this market, eggs from smart, pretty women are the most valuable. However, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine recommended that clinics cap any payments to donors

> 1. Dell sold computers online with a particular software. In fact, the software was not available for several months. Instead, Dell sent customers a coupon for the software “when available.” What did Dell do wrong? I. Failed to offer buyers the opportuni

> 1. Are horizontal price fixing and vertical price fixing per se violations of the Sherman Act? A. Yes, Yes B. Yes, No C. No, Yes D. No, No 2. If Sterling Steel (SS) refused to buy concrete from Carat Concrete (CC) unless CC bought steel from SS would tha

> Clarice, a young woman with a mental disability, brought a malpractice suit against a doctor at the Medical Center. As a result, the Medical Center refused to treat her on a nonemergency basis. Clarice then went to another local clinic, which was later a

> 1. When a common stock offering requires registration under the Securities Act of 1933: (a) the registration statement is automatically effective when filed with the SEC. (b) the issuer would act unlawfully if it were to sell the common stock without pro

> 1. A voluntary petition filed under the liquidation provisions of Chapter 7 of the federal Bankruptcy Code: A. Is not available to a corporation unless it has previously filed a petition under the reorganization provisions of Chapter 11 of the Code B. au

> 1. A majority of shareholders at Weed, Inc. wanted to reinstate the former CEO of the company and sell off an unprofitable division. Do shareholders have the right to make these two decisions? A. Yes to both. B. No to both. C. The shareholders have the r

> 1. The burden of proof in a civil trial is to prove a case ___. The burden of proof rests with the ___. A. beyond a reasonable doubt; plaintiff B. by a preponderance of the evidence; plaintiff C. beyond a reasonable doubt; defendant D. by a preponderance

> 1. If a manager engages in self-dealing, which of the following answers will NOT protect him from a finding that he violated the business judgment rule: A. The disinterested members of the board approved the transaction B. The transaction was of minor im

> Omnicare was a company that sold medication to nursing homes. When it made these sales, it often received rebates from drug companies. In its registration statement under the 1933 Act, the company stated that the rebates were legal. Ultimately, however,

> 1. Generally, a corporation’s articles of incorporation must include all of the following except the: A. Name of the corporation’s registered agent B. Name of each incorporator C. Number of authorized shares D. Quorum requirements 2. Destiny Manufacturin

> 1. Which of the following is not necessary to create a partnership? A. Execution of a written partnership agreement B. Agreement to share ownership of the partnership C. Intention of conducting a business for profit D. Intention of creating a relationshi

> A bankrupt who owns a house has the option of either paying the mortgage or losing his home. The court cannot reduce the amount owed; its choice is to discharge the entire debt or leave it whole. Congress considered a bill that would permit a bankruptcy

> 1. A sole proprietorship: A. Must file a tax return B. Requires no formal steps for its creation C. Must register with the secretary of state D. May sell stock E. Provides limited liability to the owner 2. Assuming all other requirements are met, a corp

> 1. Gregg Young, the CEO of BJY Inc., insisted on calling Mamdouh El-Hakem “Manny” or “Hank” even when El-Hakem asked him not to. El-Hakem was of Arab heritage. Young argued that a “Western” name would increase El-Hakem’s chances for success and would be

> 1. For which of the following activities can a foreign sovereign be sued? A. Operating a factory dangerously B. Issuing a law that discriminates against a certain group C. Suspending the civil rights of its people D. None of the above 2. Outdoor Technolo

> 1. When Brooke went to work at an advertising agency, his employment contract stated that he was, “at will and could be terminated at any time.” After 28 months with the company, he was fired without explanation. Which of the following statements is true

> 1. At Business University, semester enrollment begins at midnight on April 1. Jasper asked his roommate Alonso as a favor to register him for an important required course. Alonso agreed to do so but then overslept. As a result, Jasper could not enroll in

> Catherine suffered serious physical injuries in an automobile accident and became acutely depressed as a result. One morning, she received a check for $17,400 in settlement of her claims arising out of the accident. She indorsed the check and placed it o

> For several years, CSK Auto, Inc., fraudulently reported inflated earnings. During this period, Maynard Jenkins was the CEO. He was not involved in the fraud, however, and was never charged with a crime. Nonetheless, the SEC sought to clawback some of hi

> Corporate executives are not the only people to earn fabulous salaries. Some athletes earn even more than CEOs. What is the difference between athletes and executives (besides a hook shot)?

> Some companies adopt a staggered board of directors as an antitakeover defense. How does a staggered board affect cumulative voting?

> James owned Despatch Industries. When his son, Wade, and son-in-law, Alan, started working for the company, they both signed identical employment contracts, which provided for a severance payment if they left the company. After Wade and James had a falli

> 1. CPA’s duty of due care to a client most likely will be breached when a CPA: A. Gives a client an oral instead of a written report B. Gives a client incorrect advice based on an honest error judgment C. Fails to give tax advice that saves the client mo

> Ronald O. Perelman, chairman of the board and CEO of Pantry Pride, met with his counterpart at Revlon, Michel C. Bergerac, to discuss a friendly acquisition of Revlon by Pantry Pride. Revlon rebuffed Pantry Pride’s overtures, perhaps in part because Berg

> 1. A check has the following indorsements on the back: Paul Frank without recourse George Hopkins payment guaranteed Ann Quarry Collection guaranteed Rachel Ott Which of the following conditions occurring subsequent to the indorsements would discharge al

> 1.Which of the following statements are true? A. A draft is always a check. B. A check is always a draft. C. A note must involve at least three people D. All of the above. 2. Which of the following standards are required for negotiability: A. The

> 1. Under the UCC Article 9, which of the following actions will best perfect a security interest in a negotiable instrument against any other party? A. Filing a security agreement B. Taking possession of the instrument C. Perfecting by attachment D. Obta

> 1. Cara Fabricating Co. and Taso Corp. agreed orally that Taso would custom manufacture a compressor for Cara at a price of $120,000. After Taso completed the work at a cost of $90,000, Cara notified Taso that the compressor was no longer needed. Taso is

> On October 12, James Camp agreed to provide services to Shawn Sheth by October 15. In payment, Sheth gave Camp a check for $1,300 that was postdated October 15. On October 13, Camp sold the check to Buckeye Check Cashing for $1,261.31. On October 14, fea

> 1. On Monday, Wolfe paid Aston Co., a furniture retailer, $500 for a table. On Thursday, Aston notified Wolfe that the table was ready to be picked up. On Saturday, while Aston was still in possession of the table, it was destroyed in a fire. Who bears t

> 1. For a contract governed by the UCC sales article, which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Merchants and non-merchants are treated alike. (b) The contract may involve the sale of any type of personal property. (c) The obligations of the p

> 1. Which of the following statements is true? A. Vagueness occurs when the parties do not want the contract to be clear. B. Ambiguity occurs when the parties do not want the contract to be clear. C. Vagueness in a contract is often appropriate as a way t

> Is there any good reason to be in a partnership? If so, for what sort of business would it make sense?

> Lucan and Alison agreed to practice law together. Their stationery said, “The Lucan and Alison Partnership” and they told everyone they were partners. They signed a partnership agreement providing that Lucan would receive a “guaranteed annual draw of $10

> Carrie and Laura started a business together to sell bridesmaids dresses online. Carrie spent months preparing the financials and meeting with potential investors while Laura designed dresses and found suppliers. Once Carrie was finished with the financi

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