Read the general statement given. Then choose the letter of the sentence in the list that does
NOT explain or support that general statement.
Some companies behave in unethical ways.
Adapted from Griffin, Management, 6th ed. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002), 108.
a. Toys R Us has been accused of pressuring some of its suppliers not to sell their
products to discounters, thereby allowing other merchants, such as Toys R Us, to
maintain higher prices.
b. AT&T and Eastman Kodak have been criticized for using restructuring costs to
artificially inflate their future earnings projections in their reports to investors.
c. Some critics charge that advertisers like Disney and McDonald's inappropriately and
over-aggressively target young children in their advertising.
d. Children love the free toys that are given out at McDonald's, especially when they are
related to a movie that is playing in theaters.
Question 2
Read the general statement given. Then choose the letter of the sentence in the list that does
NOT explain or support that general statement.
One of my favorite grocery stores is the Food Emporium because of its wonderful selection of
international foods and organic health care products.
a. The Food Emporium has a sushi1 chef on the premises who will make you takeout food to
order.
b. Shampoo without preservatives or dyes is better for the environment, so I make sure to
buy it when I'm at the Food Emporium.
c. Unwashed salad greens have been shown to cause salmonella2 poisoning.
d. The international frozen foods section at the Food Emporium has selections from
Chinese, Thai, West Indian, and South African food exporters.