Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the case that the ti

QUESTION

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the case that the timing of BrightLine’s new model release may be unethical?

A) The new model is priced the same as the old model.
B) Smartphone users like their phones to have all of the latest features.
C) Smartphone components contain toxic materials that end up in the environment when they are discarded.
D) The smartphone market is highly competitive.
E) Users had many complaints about BrightLine’s previous smartphone model.

ANSWER

Answer: C
Explanation: C) If the new model of smartphone will render the old one obsolete, then it will require phones of the previous model to be thrown away. If smartphones contain environmentally toxic materials, then this new release has unethical ramifications. Choices A and D are not relevant to the question of whether the timing of BrightLine’s new model release is ethical. Choices B and E only suggest that Brightline’s release of a new smartphone model makes good business sense.