PrepTest 108, Section 1, Question 17
Many people complain about corporations, but there are(441 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AAlthough CEOs may(30 more words not shown)
- BAlthough morality is(31 more words not shown)
- CAlthough economists argue(28 more words not shown)
- DAlthough some people(21 more words not shown)
- EAlthough critics of(25 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the main point: the economists are wrong to treat profit as the CEO's only responsibility. Sometimes doing the right thing means giving up a profitable opportunity.
What we’re looking for
The answer can put that differently. We need the objection to the economists' position, not just another description of the debate.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
This explains what the economists missed. A CEO can have a legal obligation to the owners and still have a moral responsibility to consider the public. The final paragraph calls the financial obligations “not morally paramount” and says possible punishment doesn't remove the responsibility to act morally.
- B
This captures the background in paragraph 2: corporate responsibility comes from the people acting for the corporation. But what should those people actually do when profit conflicts with the public good? B leaves out the answer to that central question.
- C
This puts profit back on top. The author acknowledges the obligation to owners but argues that it doesn't settle what the CEO should do. C misses that objection.
- D
This reports the economists' response in paragraph 1. We then spend the rest of the discussion examining and challenging that response. Their position isn't the author's conclusion.
- E
Always benefiting the public is precisely the guarantee the author rejects. A paper mill can make money while destroying a forest or polluting a lake.
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