Name: Ragib Yeasar Akhour

ID: 1611477030
Serial NO.: 15
Question 1
Factor influences the willingness of private firms to finance basic research?
Answer:
Basic research is done for the initial development of and organization. Also factor that influences
the willingness of private firms to finance basic research is the role of the federal procurement
process. The existence of this enormous market obviously influences the R&D decisions of
private firms that want to improve their visibility and their eligibility for government military
procurement contracts. This practice is directly encouraged by government sponsorship of design
and technical competitions in which potential contractors participate, at least partially at their
own expense.
Question 2
Analytical and utilitarian considerations. You have to give an example how a firm can
reach a statement to utilitarian consideration?
Answer:
In every steps of a business organization their prime goal is to make profit and for that sometime
they chose to step up in some unethical or illegal solution. Utilitarianism is one of the best
known and most influential moral theories. Its core idea is that whether actions are morally right
or wrong depends on their effects. For example, if you are choosing ice cream for yourself, the
utilitarian view is that you should choose the flavor that will give you the most pleasure. If you
enjoy chocolate but hate vanilla, you should choose chocolate for the pleasure it will bring and
avoid vanilla because it will bring displeasure.
Question 3
What are the two senses basic research explain in this paper?
Answer:
Two senses basic research that explains in this paper are:
 The great bulk of all such research is performed in a very small number of industrial
sectors, and
 Within these sectors there is a handful of firms, typically large firms, that dominate the
basic research picture.