A sales representative for a chemical company is meeting with a soap manufacturer in Mexico and hoping to establish a business-to-business relationship to supply surfactants, which helps to keep the ingredients mixed together. The soap manufacturer is using a competitor firm currently and the purchasing agent indicates that she would consider switching firms if the sales representative could provide airline tickets to the United States for the purchasing agent and her family at an estimated cost of $2000. Which of the following is true regarding this interaction and request from the purchasing agent?
a. a distribution-related ethical issue is present
b. a product-related ethical issue is present
c. no ethical issue is present
d. a pricing-related ethical issue is present
Answer: a. a distribution-related ethical issue is present