Ultrahazard Removal & Disposal Corporation transports radioactive materials. Vincent, an Ultrahazard employee, is diagnosed with radiation sickness after exposure to the materials. Vincent's suit against Ultrahazard to recover for the injury is known as
a. an environmental impact statement.
b. a nuisance.
c. a toxic tort.
d. a hazardous substance response.
c
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Which of the following statements about the World Trade Organization (WTO) is true?
A) The WTO is a branch of the U.S. government. B) Only countries that belong to established economic communities are granted membership in the WTO. C) Only developed nations are granted membership to the WTO. D) The WTO's main function is to help least developed countries grow their economies. E) The WTO is the most powerful international organization dealing with the global rules of trade between nations.
Gas Up, Inc., designs and makes a fuel injection system that copies parts of Hybrid Corporation's designs without Hybrid's permission. This is most likely
A. copyright infringement. B. patent infringement. C. trademark infringement. D. none of the choices.
Please choose the method to use when calculating the after-tax return
A) Taxable return (1 + marginal tax rate) - nontaxable return B) Taxable return (marginal tax rate - 1) - nontaxable return C) Nontaxable return (1 - marginal tax rate) + taxable return D) Taxable return (1 - marginal tax rate) + nontaxable return E) Nontaxable return (1 + marginal tax rate) - taxable return
In the context of employee compensation, which of the following statements is true of the various performance pay options?
A. Pay for knowledge involves awarding bonuses and pay increases in exchange for increases in knowledge. B. Larger commissions go with larger base pay. C. Bonuses involve payment as a percentage of sales. D. Profit-sharing plans reward employees with a share of company profits even when the determined goals are unmet.