The purpose of sobriety checkpoints that are set up by community and state police is to deter drunk driving and ultimately save lives. while not mandated, the makers of blackberry have complied with the public request of several legislators and have obediently removed apps that permit smartphone users to navigate around the checkpoints. google and apple have elected not to honor such requests. after studying about ethics and social responsibility, which of the following statements applies to this situation? a. laws represent the minimum guidelines that companies must follow, whereas a firm’s ethical stance may venture beyond the minimum level of compliance. b.google and apple are showing corporate social responsibility because they demonstrate concern for their investors, which is exactly where their focus should be. c.blackberry is acting philanthropically toward government. d.google and apple are showing their distrust for big government, and their avoidance of contributing toward philanthropic causes.

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u.s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.