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Question 1: Junior has worked as a delivery driver for Pizza Pizza Pizza Inc for two years delivering pizzas and other food items using his personal automobile, with a prominent sign saying "Pizza Pizza Pizza' on top of it in bold letters. One day. after completing a delivery and on the way back to the company to pick up more pizzas Junior stopped at a gas station to fill up the car. Once he had finished filling the car he went into the store to pay (it was a small town store that still allowed him to pay after filling up rather than before). On his way into the store. Junior stepped into what he thought was a water puddle. but instead was an oil slick. causing him to slide and fall. breaking his right wrist Once he was inside he walked up to the register. when he realized that there was a person there who was robbing the store, as the robber turned he demanded Junior's money taking his wallet and the money that he had just received from the previous delivery. Junior stayed and made a report to the police telling them about his stolen wallet, but in the confusion did not report the missing money taken from the delivery After this no good. terrible day. Junior decided to quit the pizza delivery business and called his employer to tell them that today would be his last day. He then drove to the emergency room where he was treated for a broken wrist. Without knowing anything else about the nature of Junior s employment agreement with Pizza Pizza Pizza. answer the following questions

A. Was Junior an employee of the company or an independent contractor? What additional information would be useful in making this determination

B. Discuss any potential liability for Pizza Pizza Pizza

C. Discuss any duties owed by Junior to Pizza Pizza Pizza and whether or not he had met his duties

Question 2 :
Business ethics and laws often work in tandem in guiding the decisions that a business may make. However sometimes actions that may be legal are not always ethical choices

For this question, I want you to identify a relevant example of a situation where ethics and legality are in conflict in a decision a business must make (this example may be based on one identified in the text or a real world example) Based on the example you choose please answer the following

A) The factual basis for the example in question and decision the company is attempting to make

B) Identify the legal issue in question and what considerations based on the applicable laws the company needs to consider in formulating its decision

C) Utilizing an ethical theory found in the textbook and applying it to the situation analyze whether the company meeting its legal obligations also makes the decision ethical For your response be sure to address 1) how ethics are determined under your chosen ethical framework. 2) the relevant stakeholders to be considered 3) your reasoning and rational for how you arrived at your conclusion
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Question 3: Larry. Moe and Curly create a business selling widgets. The business has operated successfully for a number of decades amassing a large customer base. accounts receivable, real property and inventory on hand. Due to Curly's health the three individuals have decided it is time to move on from their business venture For each of the following questions answer each question from the perspective of General Partnership Limited Partnership. Corporation and an LLC

A Describe the process of closing the busin including any winding up process whether the business may continue on without Curly; and
the division of assets.

B Assuming that at the time of the decision to close the business there is currently a pending lawsuit filed against the business for a defective product that had been distributed to businesses throughout the country. The issue of whether any of the individual owners of the product knew of the defect prior to distributing it is still being litigated. What is the liability for the owners and for the business?