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This assignment builds upon the Module 4 Dropbox: Identification, Research, Analysis assignment you submitted previously. Be sure to review the feedback you received from that assignment, and make any necessary revisions BEFORE moving forward with this assignment.Focusing on the same case as before, you will now complete the fourth step of the critical thinking process: 4) Application. You will apply a Consequential Ethical Theory – Act Utilitarianism – to resolve the main ethical/moral issue.Again, read the Case Provided Below – entitled, “Grace in the Pandemicâ€.Grace in the PandemicGrace is an online college student. She lives at home with her father who is a professor at her college, her elderly grandmother, and her four-year -old brother. Grace, her father and grandmother have all been vaccinated. Her younger brother is not vaccinated, as he is too young to get the vaccine. Grace is worried about her brother as he suffers from asthma.Grace works part-time at a local restaurant. She was furloughed during the pandemic but was rehired when the restaurant could reopen. There are many new rules that she must follow. The rules were put into place by the restaurant owner. All of the rules were implemented to keep patrons and workers safe during the continuing pandemic. Grace attended a Zoom meeting with the restaurant owner, wherein the owner personally outlined the new rules requiring lower capacity, wearing masks and social distancing. The owner also discussed rules that specifically apply to Grace’s new role at the restaurant. In addition to her regular duties, Grace, and all employees, must: always wear a mask while inside the restaurant, social distance, stay home if feeling ill, wash their hands often, and disinfect all tables and seats every time patrons finish their meal and leaves a restaurant. The owner impressed upon Grace that if she could not adhere to these rules, she could not return to work. The owner also instructed Grace to report anyone not following the rules since the owner would not be on the property. The owner explained that she genuinely cares about her patrons and workers, and she wants this to be a safe workplace environment. When Grace returned to work, she saw others following the rules outlined by the owner, most of the time. As the weeks went on, she noticed that the rules she discussed with the owner were being implemented less and less. Her manager now told employees to wear a mask when the public could see them, but when not visible, the manager said, “Don’t bother with a mask. What the patrons don’t know can’t hurt them.†Also, social distancing began to disappear, and capacity was normally far above the limit the owner had set. Some patrons complained and left, although enough stayed to keep the restaurant busy. When Grace asked the manager why they are over capacity and not social distancing, the manager responded, “Don’t be a baby. Either be happy with the extra tips or find another job.†Most evenings were busy, and Grace was now told to stop disinfecting tables and seats between customers. The manager claimed it took too much time.One evening, when arriving at work, Grace overheard the manager’s conversation with the owner. While on speaker phone she heard the owner confirm with the manager that all of the pandemic policies were being followed. She asked if masks were being worn at all times, about social distancing, capacity limits, etc. The manager lied. He said he was strictly enforcing the wearing of masks, social distancing, capacity and hygiene rules. When the phone conversation was over, Grace walked away but the manager saw her. “Hey, Grace” he shouted, “If you keep your mouth shut, we’ll be fine.â€Grace asked, “But shouldn’t the owner know?â€The manager furiously reacted, “You’ll lose your job if she finds out you and the others weren’t following the rules†What should Grace do?Follow the Sample Format: Application – Act Utilitarianism, and submit to this Dropbox using MLA formatting. Apply Act Utilitarianism, as follows:Discussion (150 words minimum)Paragraph – Summarize Act Utilitarianism. Include descriptions of the key terms/concepts: Utility, Net Utility, and Happiness. Use your own words. Do not use quotations. Paraphrase the information, and provide in-text citation(s) with the page number(s), where appropriate. In the Works Cited, be sure to cite your source(s).Identification (one sentence in bold print)Restate the main ethical/moral issue you previously identified in Module 4.Analysis/Application – Act Utilitarianism (chart)Use the same analysis chart you completed previously in Module 4 (following my feedback in Module 4 make necessary changes). Include four options, four stakeholders, and possible consequences.In the chart, enter the happiness number for each consequence.Provide the happiness scale you used.Add a row to the bottom of the chart, and add up the numbers for each option to indicate the total Net Utility for each option. Remember, if a stakeholder is more than one person (e.g., group, team, family, citizens, business) estimate how many are in the group, and multiply the happiness number by the number of persons in the group. If a stakeholder is one person, multiplication is not needed.Conclusion paragraph (150 words minimum)State the “best” option, and explain how a true Act Utilitarian would come to this conclusion. Include the Net Utility number, and explain how you determined the number. Be impartial. Avoid any bias; do not express your own personal opinion; do not use the words, “I think” or “I feel.”Use the Dropbox Grading Criteria to help guide your completion of this assignment.Dropbox RulesUse MLA Formatting. Double-space the entire document. Adjust all font color/style/size to black Times New Roman 12 pt. Put the heading in the upper left corner of the first page; include your name, the professor’s name, the course name, and the date. Use the document header to display your last name and page number in the upper right corner of each page. Put the “Works Cited” on the last page, and the total word count at the end of the document.Attach your submission in the proper Microsoft Word format .doc or .docx or .rtf.Review your TurnItIn Report. View the Reviewing a TurnItIn Report tutorial. Resubmit if necessary.FormatReread the case provided by the instructorPARAGRAPH 1 – Discuss UtilitarianismRESTATE THE MAIN ETHICAL ISSUE from Module 4CHART APPLICATION – Using the steps outlined in your text, apply each step to the situation. Fully show your application. You must use a chart to receive credit. Helpful hints – You may copy and paste your analysis chart from module 4 – adding a row for the net utility of each option. If I gave you feedback to correct your ethical issue, options and/or stakeholders be sure to make those corrections before you copy and paste your chart.Don’t forget if a stakeholder is more than one person (a group, a family, a business etc.) estimate how many are in the group and multiply the happiness number you generated by the number of persons in the group (see text). If a stakeholder is one person multiplication is not needed If the stakeholder represents a group of people (family, citizens) then multiplication is needed.CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH (last step in the application) – Choose the best option. If that person were a true Act Utilitarian – what would that person have done. What would the Utilitarian theory say is the morally right or best thing to do according to your application? SAMPLE FORMAT Rose CharpentierDr. HopkinsEthics Applied15 August 2017Discuss Utilitarianism…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Ethical issue – What should X do about _________________? Scale = Happiness +10—————————0————————— -10 UnhappyOptions →X couldX couldX couldX couldStakeholders ↓Stakeholder 1Name (1 person)Briefly discuss how stakeholder 1 will be affected by this option. +10Briefly discuss how stakeholder 1 will be affected by this option. -10Briefly discuss how stakeholder 1 will be affected by this option.. -7Briefly discuss how stakeholder 1 will be affected by this option.. -7Stakeholder 2Name(1 person)Briefly discuss how stakeholder 2 will be affected by this option.+10Briefly discuss how stakeholder 2 will be affected by this option..-10Briefly discuss how stakeholder 2 will be affected by this option.notice-10Briefly discuss how stakeholder 2 will be affected by this option.+5Stakeholder 3Name(1 person)Briefly discuss how stakeholder 3 will be affected by this option.+7Briefly discuss how stakeholder 3 will be affected by this option.-10Briefly discuss how stakeholder 3 will be affected by this option.+10Briefly discuss how stakeholder 3 will be affected by this option.+10Stakeholder 4Name(100 people (example the company))Briefly discuss how stakeholder 4 will be affected by this option.+1010 x 100 = +1,000Briefly discuss how stakeholder 4 will be affected by this option.. -1010 x 100 = -1,000Briefly discuss how stakeholder 4 will be affected by this option.-10-10 x 100 = -1,000Briefly discuss how stakeholder 4 will be affected by this option.1010 x 100 = -1,000Net Utility+1,027-1,030-1,007+1,008Conclusion – The option with the greatest Net Utility, which will bring the greatest amount of happiness to the greatest number of people is for X to __________________________________________________________.Works CitedManias, Nicholas and Dave Monroe. The Moral Compass: An Introductory Guide to Critical Thinking and Applied Ethics. 1st ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2020.