Cigarette producers refused to voluntarily place health warnings on their packages.In response,the federal government passed laws requiring health warnings on all cigarette packages.With respect to ethical behavior,this sequence of events is:

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The cigarette producers refused to take voluntary action that would have been in line with ethical behavior, leading to the government being forced to intervene with legislation. This is not the desired approach because it would have been better for the companies to act ethically on their own, rather than being forced to do so by the government.

Cigarette Producers Refused to Voluntarily Place Health Warnings on Their