A recent study of business executives reported that __________ had been implicitly or explicitly rewarded for engaging in ethically troubling behavior.
A)7%
B)12%
C)25%
D)40%
E)62%

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The question asks what percentage of business executives had been rewarded for engaging in ethically troubling behavior. The specific answer is not provided in the question, but of the options given, 40% is the closest to being a realistic possibility. A percentage as low as 7% or 12% would suggest that only a small minority of executives engage in such behavior, whereas a percentage as high as 62% would suggest that the majority of executives engage in such behavior, which is an extreme claim. Therefore, option D (40%) is the best choice.

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