The manager of OIL Corporation is considering whether to locate a retail gasoline station across the street from a small,independent retailer.OIL Corporation feels that its ethical obligation is to focus on maximizing profit for shareholders.The manager intuitively feels that opening this location will be good for shareholders and that this is a worthy goal for the corporation.The manager is operating at which level of ethical assessment?
A)Level one
B)Level two-value judgment
C)Level two-moral standards
D)Level three
E)None of the answers.

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The manager is operating at level two-value judgment because he is making a decision based on his own personal values about what is good for the shareholders.

The Manager of OIL Corporation Is Considering Whether to Locate