Question

Jane finds a material misstatement while auditing a client's accounts receivables. Her senior tells her to ignore the misstatement so that the client does not get upset. Jane wants to be viewed as a team player in order to advance in the firm so Jane follows her senior's instructions and ignores the misstatement. Which ethical theory did Jane use to make her decision? A. Egoism

B. Justice
C. Virtue ethics
D. Utilitarianism

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Egoism.

Explantion:

Moral egoism, or ethical egoism, is an ethical philosophical doctrine that states that people must have the ethical norm to act for their own interest, and that such is the only moral way of acting, however it allows optional actions help others, but with the purpose that helping us give us our own benefit by taking it as a means to achieve something beneficial for oneself. It affirms that the validity of a theory or praxis is in its direct contribution to the positive and responsible building of the self or personal development.