Question

what is the ethical dilemma or issue?

Scenario # 1 : Wholesome Hamburger Company Suppose you work for the Wholesome Hamburger Company that owns a 100 fast food restaurants in California. There is a big drought and people are being told to use less water. You know that it takes: 1,800 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef, 12 gallons of water to produce a head of lettuce, 2 gallons for one walnut, and 468 gallons of water to produce a pound of chicken. You discuss this with the executives in your firm and they tell you that the way water is allocated by government, the company does not incur any additional expense: water will remain very cheap for business. The head of the company is soliciting ideas for its strategic plan for the future. 700 word minimum per scenario. It is not just about the number of words. You must say something insightful and relevant. Refer to the grading criteria in this folder. You should include both the question AND your response. Please do NOT include the scenario description. Just include the title such as Scenario #1 etc. The question is not included in the word count, but you should still include it. 700 word minimum per scenario.

Answer 1

The ethical dilemma in the scenario #1 is whether or not the Wholesome Hamburger Company should abide by the provided advice of using less water, until the big drought ends.Wholesome Hamburger Company operates within California and is expected to abide by the advice of government in optimum usage of water.However ,for the daily production process the company uses almost 2300 gallons of water.Now the real dilemma in front of the company is whether to abide the advice or not?