In a recent case, In re Nuijten, the U.S. appeals court ruled that a method of encoding additional information on electronic signals emitted from digital audio files was not patentable because, although useful, the method was not a mechanical, electrical, or chemical invention, a process, a machine, or the composition of matter
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The customer service representatives at a call center have been asked to handle each call within five minutes
A recent customer survey by the company revealed that customers appreciate it when employees take the time to answer their questions fully and listen to their grievances. What kind of service gap is apparent here? A) gap between perceived service and expected service B) gap between service delivery and external communications C) gap between service-quality specifications and service delivery D) gap between management perception and service-quality specification E) gap between consumer expectation and management perception
______ is necessary when preliminary and concurrent controls have failed.
a. Salvage control b. Feedforward control c. Damage control d. Rework control
Cash flow is one of the major causes for an entrepreneur to have to declare bankruptcy.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Frustration of Purpose. Coker International, Inc, entered into a contract with Burlington Industries, Inc, under which Coker agreed to purchase 221 used textile looms from Burlington for a total price of $1,021,000. Under the contract, Coker was
required to pay a 10 percent down payment, with the balance to be paid prior to the removal of the looms. Coker planned to resell the looms to a customer in Peru, but the contract was not conditioned on any resale of the looms by Coker. Because of actions of the Peruvian government, Coker's plan to resell the equipment to the Peruvian buyer fell through. Coker sought to rescind the contract with Burlington and recover its down payment, asserting that it should be excused from performance under the doctrine of frustration of purpose. Discuss fully whether Coker can be excused from performance of the contract under this doctrine.