1. You are shopping at a small gift shop, when you notice a homeless person come up to the register area.
The clerk, a young high school girl, gives the man a candy bar from the display. He doesn't pay for it, and
she does not put any money in the register or ring up a transaction. Was her behavior ethical? Why?

2. You are upset by the incident and ask to speak to the store manager. The manager explains that she has
instructed the clerks to give this particular person a candy bar when he comes in because otherwise he will
loiter at the register area until someone buys him a candy bar. Is the manager's behavior ethical? Was the
clerk's behavior ethical in light of this new information?

3. Still upset, you ask to speak to the store owner. The owner was not aware of the problem and disagrees
with what the manager has told the clerks to do. The owner assures you that she will take care of the prob-
lem and will not allow this to happen again. Did the clerk have any responsibility to question the manag-
er's instructions? Why?

4. If you were the store owner, what would you do to ethically solve this problem? Why is your solution
ethical?