Question

Statement X :
In some situations a company action can be legal, yet still unethical.
Statement Y :
Ethics is the study of moral obligation, or separating right from wrong.

• A. Statement $X$ is correct but Statement $Y$ is false.
• B. Both Statement $X$ and $Y$ are false.
• C. Statement $Y$ is correct but Statement $X$ is false.
• D. Both Statement $X$ and $Y$ are true .

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both Statement $X$ and $Y$ are true .

Ethics and legality of action do not necessarily coincide. What a society interprets as ethical or unethical ends up expressed in laws. The legality of actions and decisions does not necessarily make them ethical.

Ethics relates to the standards of conduct and moral judgements that differentiate right from wrong. Ethics is not a natural science but a creation of the human mind.

Therefore both the statement are true.