Barry buys a new sports car. The car sits low to the ground, and because of the styling, visibility
to the rear is limited. About a month after Barry has the car, he backs over his pet poodle as he
is leaving for work.
In his strict liability suit against the manufacturer, Barry will:
A) Lose because he is not in privity of contract with the car manufacturer.
B) Win on the basis of packaging defect because the car could have been packaged in a
differently styled body.
C) Lose because he assumed the risk of backing up in a car when he could not see to the rear.
D) Win because driving a sports car is an inherently dangerous activity.
E) Win on the basis of design defect.
C
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In a production environment that manufactures goods to customer specifications, a job-order costing system
a. can be used only if standard costs are used for materials and labor. b. will provide reasonable product cost information only when all jobs utilize approximately the same quantities of material and labor. c. may be maintained using either actual or predetermined overhead rates. d. emphasizes that large customers create the most costs even though they also provide the most revenues.
The following are examples of how organizational culture exerts behavioural control, except
A. culture generates unwritten standards of acceptable behaviour. B. culture encourages individual identification with the organization and its objectives. C. culture sets explicit boundaries. D. culture helps maintain control by creating behavioural norms.
These types of followers, according to Kellerman, demonstrate a medium level of engagement in the group’s goal and may support or oppose the leader.
A. participants B. diehards C. aliens D. individualists
Order getters
A. routinely complete sales made regularly to target customers. B. sell to the regular or established customers, complete most sales transactions, and maintain relationships with their customers. C. are concerned with establishing relationships with new customers and developing new business. D. are usually responsible for answering any final questions and completing the sale. E. usually handle all adjustments or complaints.