Appendix G for Unit Seven
Questions on the Features
N.B.: TYPE indicates that a question is new, modified, or unchanged, as follows.
N A question new to this edition of the Test Bank.
+ A question modified from the previous edition of the Test Bank.
= A question included in the previous edition of the Test Bank.
CHAPTER 34—SHIFTING LEGAL PRIORITIES FOR BUSINESS:
THE ONLINE CREATION AND MODIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
A1. AgriEquip Service & Supply, Inc., sends Merilyn an e-mail in which AgriEquip offers to
employ her for certain hours and a specific amount of money over a limited period of
time. She responds with a counteroffer that reduces the hours and increases the
money. AgriEquip e-mails an acceptance. Merilyn performs, but AgriEquip refuses to
pay. She files a suit against AgriEquip for breach of contract. The court is most likely to
rule that the e-mail
a. showed only an agreement to agree.
b. was an agreement to the essential terms of an employment contract.
c. constituted an unenforceable, non-existent contract.
d. contained a contract but is unenforceable because it is electronic.
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UNIT SEVEN—FOCUS ON ETHICS:
AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT
A2. Desmond is Cassandra’s agent. Despite ethical concerns, Cassandra’s legal duties to
Desmond do not include
a. compensation.
b. cooperation.
c. loyalty.
d. reimbursement.
A3. Paisley works for Rick’s Air Conditioning & Heating Service. Reasons for holding Rick’s
liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior for Paisley’s tort injuring Nikki do not
include the employer’s
a. ability to afford Nikki more effective relief.
b. ability to pay for Nikki’s injury.
c. control over Paisley.
d. guilt or innocence.