The Drof Motor Company has created an exciting new vehicle, the Acxil. One reason that the company is very excited about this vehicle is that once the 60,000-mile warranty ends, the vehicle will begin to experience mechanical problems generating more service income for the company. This behavior is: a. illegal and ethical. b. illegal and unethical. c. legal and unethical. d. legal and ethical

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Mariah Dominguez

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19 January, 20:24

The Drof Motor Company has created an exciting new vehicle, the Acxil. One reason that the company is very excited about this vehicle is that once the 60,000-mile warranty ends, the vehicle will begin to experience mechanical problems generating more service income for the company. This behavior is: a. illegal and ethical. b. illegal and unethical. c. legal and unethical. d. legal and ethical

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Moshe Dickerson · Answer 1

Answer: Option C

Explanation: In the given case, Draft motor is doing planned obsolescence in their potential project. The planned obsolescence could not be considered as an illegal activity but is surely an unethical conduct from the part of the organization doing it.

In the given case, the designing is done in a way that the machine shuts after a certain time. This is not illegal as it is not a threat to someone's safety but is does makes consumers pay more for a thing which could be handled in a cost effective manner.

Hence from the above we can conclude that the correct option is C.