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Survey shows that people may prefer to deal with members of their own ways a company assigns white salespersons so white clients and Hispanic persons to Hispanic clients this makescommissions to all salespersons higher than if the salepersons or a sign randomly assignments based on race are A legal since the FED is to raise gross income only affected group B illegal only if the salespersons earn different wages see legal since the interest of the customers is the same as the interest of firm D illegal disparent treatment under Title Vll
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GPT-4o mini
The scenario presented involves assigning salespersons to clients based on race, which raises legal concerns under U.S. civil rights legislation, specifically Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Given the options provided:
1. **A**: Legal since the firm aims to raise gross income only for a specific affected group - This option implies that the company's actions are justified solely by the goal of increasing income, but this does not align with anti-discrimination laws.
2. **B**: Illegal only if the salespersons earn different wages - The legality would not solely depend on whether wages differ; the underlying practice of assigning roles based on race is itself problematic.
3. **C**: Legal since the interest of customers is the same as the interest of the firm - This again does not align with legal standards, as customer preferences do not justify discriminatory practices.
4. **D**: Illegal disparate treatment under Title VII - This option correctly identifies that assigning salespersons based on race can create a legal issue of discrimination and disparate treatment.
Based on the analysis, the correct choice is **D: illegal disparate treatment under Title VII**.
Given the options provided:
1. **A**: Legal since the firm aims to raise gross income only for a specific affected group - This option implies that the company's actions are justified solely by the goal of increasing income, but this does not align with anti-discrimination laws.
2. **B**: Illegal only if the salespersons earn different wages - The legality would not solely depend on whether wages differ; the underlying practice of assigning roles based on race is itself problematic.
3. **C**: Legal since the interest of customers is the same as the interest of the firm - This again does not align with legal standards, as customer preferences do not justify discriminatory practices.
4. **D**: Illegal disparate treatment under Title VII - This option correctly identifies that assigning salespersons based on race can create a legal issue of discrimination and disparate treatment.
Based on the analysis, the correct choice is **D: illegal disparate treatment under Title VII**.