CASE 1

Numerical and/or Design Problem(s):

1. 0.667% of the chips may fail.15000/150=100. 100/15000=0.00667

2. From the perspective of Xanthum this failure rate is unacceptable because the selling of failed chips may be avoided by throwing them away. Since it is possible to decrease this failure rate then Xanthum should take the measures needed to do so. From the perspective of the manufacturer, this is an acceptable rate because at this rate the company yields a significant profit.

3. 1. $23,666100000*4=4000000.00667*100000=667*2=1334667*.25=166.25-1334+166.75=-1167.25Good chips: 100000-667=99333*.25=24833.25Net profit: 24833.25-1167.25=23666

2. $16,329100000*4=400000667*(9+4-.25)=8504.2599333*.25=24833.25Net profit: 24833.25-8504.25=16329

3. $416,162.2599333-667=98666 sold98666*4.25=419330.50667*4.25=2834.75Replacements: 667*9=6003419330.5+2834.75-6003=416162.25

4. No, because once the chips are returned then the profit will not amount to the profit that he estimated. It would also be cheaper to repair chips than to axe them.

Questions on Ethics and Professionalism

1. The public isn’t disclosed with the information that they’re being sold chips that could potentially be failed. The poor quality of the chips may lead to disastrous results when utilized.

2. If that puts the public’s safety in jeopardy then it is not acceptable to follow Rob’s course of action.

3. Shane can show Rob how repairing the chips will be more profitable for the company in the long run since customers will be more satisfied with a reliable product. He could explain to Rob how the company could lose money if customers keep on returning all of the defective chips anyway.

CASE 2

The technician should install the program because the partner already claimed full responsibility if any legal issues were to come up. Also installing it would help the firm’s relations with the very important client.

CASE 3

The drug company and researcher will win because the patient already gave his consent in writing.

I think the patient’s family should win because it is not ethical to make so much money off someone’s cells while the family received none of that money.