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Virtue Ethics Case Study: Eastpharma

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If Ming recommends Modoxolin to customers, he would earn an extra $5 commission each sale, thus able to support his wife for English classes and his infant. Roger would get a commission on the sale too and would renovate the pharmacy. It would also increase the sale volume for EastPharma. However, his decision would result in the pharmacy’s customers, mainly elderly buying more expensive medicine. If Ming does not sell Modoxolin, he would be serving the customers justly by not making them pay more when there is a cheaper alternative available. In this case, he might not get the job thereby making his family's financial situation tight and being unable to pay for his wife's education. Roger would be making lower profits which would hinder his renovation plans. Lastly, EastPharma will face lesser sales volume during the discount period while WestPharma will have an increase in sales …show more content…
This would eventually be expanded when two virtues collide (Low, R 2014). Virtue Ethics wouldn’t tell us on which virtue would reign, thus making it hard to just follow one adherently.
Part B
I was having nights-out with my friends at a bar. By the end of the night, we got very intoxicated, except Brandon. As the only one with the car, I offered to send everyone home while being under the influence of alcohol. Brandon, a licensed and sober driver offered to drive but I persisted on driving instead. However, keeping in mind that it was midnight and the Police would be doing drunk drivers inspection, I decided to give in and let Brandon take responsibility of us.

This was an ethical dilemma as I was in conflict with the law, which states that one should not drive if they are under the influence of Alcohol and the safety of my friends. I also put on risk of the drivers on the road who are following the law. Considering all these factors were crucial as to deciding if I would

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