Problem 11–21a net present value analysis of a lease or buy decision [lo11–2] the riteway ad agency provides cars for its sales staff. in the past, the company has always purchased its cars from a dealer and then sold the cars after three years of use. the company's present fleet of cars is three years old and will be sold very shortly. to provide a replacement fleet, the company is considering two alternatives: purchase alternative: the company can purchase the cars, as in the past, and sell the cars after three years of use. ten cars will be needed, which can be purchased at a discounted price of $17,000 each. if this alternative is accepted, the following costs will be incurred on the fleet as a whole:

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)