Bargain books, inc., an eclectic book and music store near a large college campus, is a reseller. the operation buys books almost every day. deliveries are constantly part of the day-to-day operation of the firm. the transportation company that delivers to backstreet books provides this service on trade credit terms of 3/5, net 30. this means the firm ) will receive a 5% discount if they pay within the first three days, but the entire bill is due in 30 daysb) will pay 30% of the charge on delivery and the rest within 5 daysc) is offered a 3% discount if it pays during the first 5 days. the entire bill is due in 30 daysd) will receive 10% discount on the first 5% of the order. the entire bill is due in 30 days

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum.should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?