You have been asked to manage operations of your company's factory overseas. While you are there, you find that most workers in the factory are making about $5 per day, which is not even close to a livable wage in this country. You check with the local officials and find the country has no minimum wage laws, so you decide to leave the pay rate unchanged. What are the legality and ethics of your actions as a manager in this scenario?
A) legal and ethical
B) legal and unethical
C) illegal and ethical
D) illegal and unethical

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While it may be legal to pay workers such a low wage in this country, it is unethical to do so as a manager. As a manager, you have a responsibility to ensure that your workers are being treated fairly and are able to make a livable wage. By leaving the pay rate unchanged, you are exploiting the workers and contributing to a cycle of poverty. It may also have negative impacts on the company's reputation and could lead to outcry from the public and potential boycotts. Therefore, it is both legal and unethical to leave the pay rate unchanged in this scenario.

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