A store knew that a person had stolen goods but accidentally detained a person who looked very similar to the real thief, but it was the wrong person. As a result the store
A) is not liable as the two people looked very similar
B) can claim it had legal authority and avoid any liability for its actions
C) can claim that it had arrested the person for the purpose of its investigation so it was legal
D) is not liable because a crime had been convicted
E) is liable for false imprisonment
E
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Participative budgeting:
a. Results in managers being less apt to meet or beat their budget projections. b. Motivates managers to meet budget numbers because they set them. c. Describes the budget meetings in which managers participate. d. Leaves room to blame top management in the event budget numbers are not met.
What do utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics have in common?
a. They push the decision maker to make the most ethical choice. b. They push the decision maker to consider what would be best for the majority of people. c. They seek to have the decision maker do the best for most people while still protecting self. d. They seek to have the decision maker consider primarily the virtuousness of their own behavior.
Comparing firms using a common-size balance sheet rests on the assumption that
a. the size or scale of a business does not affect the relation between a given balance sheet item and total assets. b. the size or scale of a business does affect the relation between a given balance sheet item and total assets. c. the large purchaser can negotiate better terms, including lower per-unit prices. d. more negotiating power would appear on the large purchaser's balance sheet as proportionately smaller amounts reported for inventory relative to the amounts reported by a smaller purchaser with less negotiating power. e. more negotiating power would appear on the large purchaser's balance sheet as proportionately larger amounts reported for accounts payable relative to the amounts reported by a smaller purchaser with less negotiating power.
A plaintiff who has been seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident partly due to failure
to wear his seatbelt, will be able to recover full damages for negligence because ‘you take your victim as you find him". Indicate whether the statement is true or false