Cosco, the world's largest children's products company, recently developed a high chair that could be used as an infant feeding seat, a youth chair, a play chair, a booster chair, and when reclined, an infant bed. It sold for $49. Cosco rushed the chair into production before it was properly safety-tested. When some children were injured using this chair, Cosco denied culpability. The firm said that only a few consumers had trouble with the chair and these probably didn't assemble them correctly. Most consumers were very satisfied with the chair and had no problems. Cosco's actions exemplify which of the following philosophies?

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Cosco's actions exemplify the utilitarian philosophy where they prioritized the satisfaction of the majority of consumers over the safety concerns of a few. They rushed the chair into production without proper safety-testing and when some children were injured, they denied culpability by blaming consumers for not assembling it correctly.

Cosco, the World's Largest Children's Products Company, Recently Developed a High