Centre bank pays 2.5 percent interest, compounded annually, on its savings accounts. country bank pays 2.5 percent simple interest on its savings accounts. you want to deposit sufficient funds today so that you will have $1,500 in your account 2 years from today. the amount you must deposit today: will be greater if you invest with country bank. will be greater if you invest with centre bank. is the same regardless of which bank you choose because they both pay simple interest. is the same regardless of which bank you choose because the time period is the same for both banks. is the same regardless of which bank you choose because they both pay compound interest.

David burdick is the ceo of acme bubblegum, a successful public company. as one of the cofounders of the company, burdick has enjoyed speaking and writing about the success of acme bubblegum for several years. typically, he speaks at conferences or directly to the press, but recently, he has been blogging about his firm anonymously. specifically, he defended a recent advertising campaign that was unpopular among consumers and pointedly attacked one of acme bubblegum’s competitors. burdick deeply enjoys his anonymous blogging and believes that none of his readers actually know that he works for acme bubblegum. should burdick be allowed to praise his company’s performance anonymously online? should he be allowed to attack his competitors without disclosing his relationship with the company? how would you feel if the ceo of a company at which you shopped was secretly writing criticisms of his or her competition? how would you feel if you knew a writer for your favorite blog was actually closely involved in a company that the blog discussed? 1. define the ethical issue? 2. who are the primary stakeholders? 3. what are the possible alternatives? 4. how could you evaluate the ethical implications of the alternative actions (use appropriate decision rules)? 5. what action would you recommend and why?