In which of the following scenarios would marketers be most likely to recognize the action as unethical?
a. Due to a manufacturing error, 12-ounce boxes of corn flakes were filled with only 11 ounces.
b. Over a period of 10 years, smokestack emissions from a factory may increase asthma problems for area children.
c. Since bribery is commonplace in a foreign country, a U.S. salesperson slips a bribe to the foreign country's official to land a big contract.
d. Dumping industrial waste in a nearby lake results in the immediate death of most of the lake's fishes and frogs.
Answer: D. dumping industrial waste in a nearby lake results in the immediate death of most of the lake's fishes and frogs.