Which of the following statements is true of consequentialism?
A) It focuses primarily on individual rights.
B) It views lying as an unethical practice.
C) It is found in the way in which managers use cost-benefit analysis to evaluate alternative courses of action.
D) It is primarily a duty-based view of ethics.
E) It asserts that individuals have rights, and that these rights should not be infringed, even at the expense of society as a whole, because they have an intrinsic moral value to them.

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The primary goal or end of business leaders is to produce a profit. This orientation reflects consequentialism. The way business managers evaluate alternative courses of action through cost-benefit analysis is a form of consequentialism.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Consequentialism