The notion that rewards should be proportional to costs and profits proportional to investments is distributive justice.

• A. Distributive Justice
• B. Procedural Justice
• C. Restorative Justice
• D. Commutative Justice

Answer: (A)

Distributive justice deals with how shared goods and outcomes are allocated among people. When rewards are proportional to costs and profits to investments, the distribution reflects equity—what someone contributes or sacrifices should determine what they receive. This emphasis on proportionality to input is the essence of distributive justice, distinguishing it from other forms that focus on processes, repairing harm, or fair exchanges. Procedural justice looks at the fairness of the rules and procedures; restorative justice aims to repair damage from wrongdoing; commutative justice concerns fair exchanges between individuals. So the statement aligns with distributive justice.