Which of the following represents the responsibility of a manufacture under the due-care view of business responsibility?

a. Consumers and sellers are equally skilled in evaluating the quality of a product, and they must protect their own best interests.
b. Consumers depend on the expertise of the manufacturer; therefore, the manufacturer must take due care to ensure others are not injured by the product.
c. Consumers are free to agree to buy a product with certain qualities, and they are also free to buy products with other qualities.
d. The seller has a moral responsibility to the buyer of its product, often a wholesaler, and does not have a due-care relationship with the end-user of the product, often a consumer.


Answer: B

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