Source Perrier S.A., the supplier of Perrier bottled water, recalled 160 million bottles of water after traces of a toxic chemical were found in 13 bottles. The recall cost the company $35 million and $40 million more was lost in sales. Even though the chemical was not harmful to humans, the president of the company believed it was his duty to remove "the least doubt, as minimal as it might be, to weigh on the image of the quality and purity of our product." This exemplifies:

Source Perrier S.A., the supplier of Perrier bottled water, recalled 160 million bottles of water after traces of a toxic chemical were found in 13 bottles. The recall cost the company $35 million and $40 million more was lost in sales. Even though the chemical was not harmful to humans, the president of the company believed it was his duty to remove "the least doubt, as minimal as it might be, to weigh on the image of the quality and purity of our product." This exemplifies:

Source Perrier S.A., the supplier of Perrier bottled water, recalled 160 million bottles of water after traces of a toxic chemical were found in 13 bottles. The recall cost the company $35 million and $40 million more was lost in sales. Even though the chemical was not harmful to humans, the president of the company believed it was his duty to remove "the least doubt, as minimal as it might be, to weigh on the image of the quality and purity of our product." This exemplifies:



A) moral idealism.
B) liberalism.
C) grandstanding.
D) utilitarianism.
E) situational ethics.


Answer: A


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