Question

A paper manufacturer is forced to make staff cutbacks because of declining profits. It decides to cut back each employee's hours and pay by one-half day per week rather than laying off two people. Senior managers believe that by allowing all their employees to keep their jobs, they are producing the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Which rule for ethical decision making does this example show

Answer 1

Utilitarian

Step-by-step explanation:

Utilitarianism is a morality theory that advocated the actions in order to foster the happiness and the actions that result harm or unhappiness could be opposed. It is an action that could be right so this would create a happiness for the larger no of people as a group or society as a whole

So as per the given situation, it is a utilitarian theory