A software startup copies a rival's source code into its own app without permission and sells subscriptions. Is this illegal, legal but unethical, or just a bad business decision?

A manager awards a supply contract to her brother's company without disclosing the relationship; the price is fair and no law is broken. How is this best classified?

A company's code says managers must admit mistakes. A manager lets the team blame an intern for a missed deadline the manager caused, with no discipline or pay effect. What is the problem?

A retailer advertises jackets as "made in USA" even though most manufacturing happened overseas. Is this illegal, legal but unethical, or just a bad business decision?

A finance employee uses confidential earnings news to buy company stock before the public announcement. What category fits the act?

In a speech, a CEO spotlights a tiny recycling program to create a green image; most operations are unchanged, no specific claim is false, and no rule is broken. This is:

A company's code requires executives to disclose supplier gifts. An executive accepts an expensive supplier dinner and does not report it, but no public official or contract term is involved. This is:

A factory manager gives a federal inspector $500 to ignore a failed safety inspection. Is the decision illegal, legal but unethical, or just a bad business decision?

A retailer closes 20 profitable stores and gives workers 60 days' written notice. Many workers lose jobs and nearby towns are hurt. Judged only as a legal question, the closing is:

A retailer legally closes 20 stores. Its code of conduct promises employees early, respectful notice, but workers first learn of the closings from a news report. Judged by that code, the closing is:

A retailer closes 20 stores that earned $4 million a year in total profit. The closing saves $2 million a year in head-office costs, and none of the stores' sales move to its other stores. Judged only as a business result, the closing is:

A manufacturer switches to a cheaper supplier after quality tests and gives notice exactly as the contract allows. Judged only as an ethical question, the switch is:

Volkswagen sold diesel cars with software that hid engine emissions during federal testing. Which federal law did that violate?

Two competing delivery companies agree to charge the same minimum price so customers cannot shop for a lower rate. Which federal law does that run into?

A public company's accountant trades stock after seeing confidential quarterly earnings before release. Which federal agency brings civil enforcement cases over this kind of trading?

A retailer runs ads saying a supplement cures flu, but it has no reliable evidence. Which federal agency can challenge that deceptive advertising?

A bakery orders 400 pumpkin pies for a festival that draws 60 people, and most of the pies are thrown away. This is:

A game store pays for a midnight launch party, but the publisher delays the game; the store refunds customers and loses the event cost. This is best described as:

A startup signs a lease for an office twice as large as it needs after most employees choose remote work, and the extra rent drains its cash. This is:

A restaurant prints 5,000 coupons with a bigger discount than planned, honors every coupon, and loses profit on the promotion. What kind of issue is this?