Explain adequate to protect against any earthquake

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You are allocated by your employer Jay-Mart Corporation an international discount retailer to oversee the construction of ten new retail superstores in Shanghai China. All edifice is being done by a Chinese-owned contractor in compliance with Jay- Mart's construction standards. Afterwards an earthquake in China kills over 70,000 people China's legislature passes a statute requiring new buildings to have a greater ability to withstand a large earthquake. The Chinese contractor has approached you as well as suggested that the new Chinese construction standards are unnecessarily high that Jay-Mart's construction standards are adequate to protect against any earthquake likely to occur and that the cost of complying with the new Chinese construction standards will rise construction costs 20 percent. What do you do if you trust that ethical behaviour requires you to maximize Jay-Mart's profits?

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