The common arguments that are in favor of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are:
Public image of the company.
Moral Justification.
Public Support for business.
Long run survival of the organization and the public both.
Common arguments that go against CSR are:
Ambiguity in business policies.
Moral Responsibility.
Shareholders' rights
Explanation:
Against
The public should perceive the company as their savior and not their enemy. CSR helps a company stay in the good books of the public. If a cigarette manufacturing company opens a profit free farm or a recreational park for the public, it will ensure the maintenance of a positive image.
Morally, when a company takes something from the public e.g their clean air, or clean environment, then morally the company is bound to give something in return e.g a water filtration plant.
CSR can lead the public to support the company during times of need. A company during tough times might get several volunteers if it is known to have given much to the public.
Co-dependence is essential for the survival of both the organization and the public. Companies excel if the public likes them. If a company has been known to have only take and never give, then the balance is disturbed.
Against:
Not every company has the resources or interest to focus on one problem. Therefore, ambiguous policies of different organizations lead to partial working on one social issue or environmental issue. it leads the problem to be partially solved and not completely eliminated.
Company might morally owe the public in some domain but might not have the resources to fix that particular problem. It may leave the company in a moral debt. In order to compensate, a company may go beyond its capabilities which will not result in mutual benefit. Only one party will be happy.
CSR activities require resources. A company has several stakeholders and all might nit agree to spending/donating their profits for CSR activities. This may sound 'selfish' but public doesn't always know what the stakeholders are going through. CSR in such a case may deprive a stakeholder from a fraction of his share of profit.
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What should be the basic goal of a firm when it sets a level of output?
The firm should make sure that it maximizes its profits. Maximizing profits means they are making the most they possibly can with the items they are selling or services that are being offered. When they make their overall goals, they need to make sure they are going to be making as much as they possibly can to acheive their long-term goals.
Answer:
E. Fixed Costs
Explanation:
Here are the options to this question :
A. Variable Costs
B. Labor Costs
C. Total Costs
D. Raw material Costs
E. Fixed Costs
Sunk costs are costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. They should not be considered when making future economic decisions.
Fixed cost is cost that do not vary with production. e.g. rent
Most companies pay rent per year. if due to unforeseen contingencies, sales and profit of the company declines and the company decides to shut down production, the company has already paid for rent, this amount cannot be recovered even though the company would not be using the space for sometime. So, rent is an example of sunk cost
