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Today, the first word in the name of the U.S. federal welfare program is what? A. Timely B. Temporary C. Active D. Aid Answer: Under the Medicare prescription drug program, the typical patient has a range called the “___” hole […]

Rising medical expenditures are caused mainly by A. managerial inefficiency. B. excessive regulation. C. new technology, procedures, and medications together with insurance. D. insurance. Answer: The cost to a person of undertaking higher education equals ___. A. tuition B. foregone […]

A VAT is _____ with respect to _____. A. regressive; consumption B. regressive; income C. progressive; consumption D. progressive; income Answer: With no policy, each firm emits 120 tons of carbon. As H reduces its emissions from 120 to 0, […]

With federal spending 20% of GDP and borrowing 4% of GDP in the 1980s, for every $100 the federal government spent, ___ were borrowed and ___ came from tax revenue. A. $80; $20 B. $60; $40 C. $40; $60 D. […]

If parents die in debt, the children ____ legally obliged to repay the debt so the parents’ debt ___ directly burden the children. A. are; does B. are not; does C. are; does not D. are not; does not Answer: […]

The plan called Responsible Health Insurance has the following elements: A. an individual requirement to obtain insurance, a refundable tax credit, and last resort insurance. B. an individual requirement to obtain insurance and a refundable tax credit. C. an individual […]

The ___ was intended to apply only to the rich but will soon apply to the middle-class unless Congress indexes it for ___. A. ATM; inflation B. AMT; inflation C. ATM; recession D. AMT; recession Answer: If the supply curve […]

The marginal ____ from reduced future warming is measured by the ___ value of crops saved, floods avoided, and less air-conditioning needed. A. cost; environmental B. cost; dollar C. benefit; environmental D. benefit; dollar Answer: The price system is ___ […]

Public schools in affluent suburbs feel pressure to perform well because parents _____. A. can afford private schools B. value education more than material possessions C. have connections D. have political power Answer: Under a public school system there is […]

If the demand curve is horizontal, ε is the elasticity of labor supply, and t is the tax rate, the efficiency loss equals ___. A. (1/2)tεWH B. (1/2)t2εWH C. tεWH D. t2εWH Answer: Under this method, retirees depend on A. […]

Under a defined-benefit plan from a firm, the worker will not receive a retirement benefit A. only if the firm goes bankrupt. B. only if the worker leaves the firm before retirement age. C. if the firm goes bankrupt or […]

The basis for imposing the warranty of merchantability on sellers of goods is public policy for the protection of consumers. Answer: A fifteen-story hotel is hiring someone to wash exterior windows. Due to the dangers of the job, it sought […]

To win a lawsuit, the plaintiff must show what types of injuries? Answer: A diner can sue a restaurant when the server neglected to prepare the meal correctly. Answer: T Requiring a business to forfeit part of its operations because […]

The law strives to motivate both the ____________________ and ____________________ to strictly comply with the law. Answer: If the problem that caused injury to a diner at a restaurant could not have been discovered upon a reasonable examination of the […]

Zoning laws can prevent an owner of land from using it to operate a restaurant. Answer: If a beverage is above boiling hot, the product does not need to be branded with ‘Caution, hot beverage.’ Answer: F A restaurant’s duty […]

The actions of the parties usually provide the needed ____________________. Answer: A method for settling disputes in which a person other than a judge listens to both parties’ positions and then makes a determination or assists the parties in resolving […]

The licensee is the ____________________ or ____________________. Answer: The following question is permissible for an employer to ask during an employment interview: What medications are you taking? Answer: F The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prevents a hotel from barring […]

Most cases end up in trial. Answer: A ____________________ issue in many lawsuits against hotels is whether the plaintiff was a guest in the legal sense. Answer: threshold A hotel is an ensurer of guests’ safety. Answer: F It is […]

When a fight breaks out at a bar, and it is unforeseen, the bar is not ____________________. Answer: Most states have passed laws prohibiting certain types of discrimination not covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Answer: T A […]

Gambling is highly regulated by the government. Answer: A man has his hair cut every other week at a hotel barber shop. True or false: He qualifies as a guest. Answer: F Licensees are not responsible and can permit disorderly […]

Anticompetitive activities that always violate the antitrust laws are called _________________________. Answer: Workers at a hotel were painting a sitting room near the lobby. They did not post a sign warning people of the presence of paint and related paraphernalia, […]

Mandy was going on a six-day trip and was concerned about her vegetable garden. A neighbor agreed to go to Mandy’s house every other day and water the plants while Mandy was gone. True or false: This relationship constitutes a […]

A couch in a hotel room was quite worn, and a spring from the seat was poking through. Sarah, a guest, sat on the coach and was injured by the spring. True or false: The hotel is liable for Sarah’s […]

A hotel may be held liable for acts of its managers that violate antitrust laws. Answer: The police arrive at a hotel with a warrant for a guest. The innkeeper owes a duty to the guest to refrain from informing […]

Two factors a manager should consider when deciding how to handle a case brought against a business are ________________________________________, ________________________________________. Answer: Dram shop act liability applies only if injury to a third person is caused by a car accident. Answer: […]

A form of sexual harassment that involves promises of job benefits in return for unwelcome sexual advances or a request for sexual favors is called ______________________________. Answer: Both the lawyers and the judge can ask questions during the voir dire; […]

A compulsive gambler is also known as a pathological gambler. Answer: An injunction in a civil rights case usually orders the offending party to stop discriminating. Answer: T The legal duties owed by an innkeeper to a guest differ from […]

A traveler with an airline reservation who is bumped due to overbooking is entitled to damages based on ______________________________. Answer: A traveler who purchases discount tickets from a travel agent has fewer rights than a person who purchases full-price tickets. […]

The amount and types of security precautions required by a hotel are relative concepts that must be determined for each hotel based on all the relevant circumstances. Answer: Claims alleging violations of Title VII are filed with the __________________________________________________. Answer: […]

A plaintiff proved that she slipped on a fresh cherry on the floor of a restaurant in which she was having lunch. The restaurant proved that it exercised reasonable care in maintaining a clean floor. True or false: The plaintiff […]

An airline pilot has considerable authority to remove travelers who are suspected of being hijackers. Answer: ______________________________ is business affecting more than one state. Answer: Interstate commerce The practice of overbooking by an airline is illegal and will subject the […]

Congress sets the minimum wage; states may not pass laws varying from the minimum wage set by Congress. Answer: Two remedies for copyright infringement are ________________________________________, ________________________________________. Answer: a cease-and-desist order requiring the infringer to stop the illegal copying, and […]

A diner paid for dinner with a check. Two days earlier the diner had closed the account on which the check was drawn. The diner is guilty of the crime of ______________________________. Answer: Grilled black bass is a very popular […]

If assumption of risk applies, the defendant will not be liable. Answer: A _________________________ is an obligation that cannot be transferred to another. Answer: nondelegable duty Licensees can be located in whichever area they choose. Answer: T A common law […]

The process of administering a massage necessarily involves close personal contact between the massage therapist and client and therefore requires that both parties remain fully clothed. Answer: The reasonable expectation test examining whether an object found in food ought to […]

Many states have laws barring innkeepers from accepting as guests people they know are registering under false names. The primary purpose of these laws is that false names ____________________________________________________________. Answer: _________________________ have the authority to review the handling and decision […]

A hotel with a revolving door will be liable for all injuries that result from its use unless an attendant is on duty to oversee its use. Answer: In contract terms, how would you describe the following: ‘If the price […]

Casinos are ensurers of their patrons’ safety. Answer: The legal duty we have to act reasonably is owed to everyone. Answer: F A person who regularly drinks at a licensee’s premises and frequently becomes intoxicated is called a ______________________________. Answer: […]

Where an agent acts outside the bounds of delegated authority, the principal is not bound. Answer: Governments can impose license fees that exceed the cost of administering the license and can use the money for the general operation of the […]

Punishment to those who wrongfully serve alcohol to a person not legally permitted to drink can include _____________________________________________________________________. Answer: A motel charged a higher fee for single women registering for a room than for a single man. True or false: […]

The person who administers spa services without the necessary ____________________ is considered illegal, and this will result in jail time. Answer: _________________________ are the personal rights that derive primarily from the Constitution, such as free speech, freedom of contract, and […]

Jenny lent her camera to a friend who was going to a wedding reception. This kind of bailment is called a bailment ___________________________________. Answer: An oral contract made by a restaurant for the purchase of a freezer for $1,100 is […]

Referring to a situation in which the property of a guest is stolen from a hotel, ____________________ means that an insurance company that reimbursed the guest for the loss can sue the hotel in lieu of the guest. Answer: Age, […]

The following is an offer: ‘We have chicken, fish, and meat entrees.’ Answer: The obligation of an innkeeper to refrain from using abusive language is the same whether the object of the comments is a guest or a non-guest. Answer: […]

The __________________________________________________ requires employers to verify the employment eligibility of all employees to prevent illegal aliens from working in the United States. Answer: If a hotel fails to properly post notice of the availability of safes, the consequence is ____________________________________________________________________. […]

The test to determine whether two jobs are the same for purposes of the rule of ‘equal pay for equal work’ is ___________________________________________________________________. Answer: A shepherd’s crook, or life pole, as required for hotel pools by ordinances, is a pole […]

An innkeeper seized the property of a nonpaying guest pursuant to the innkeeper’s lien. The property was stored temporarily in the baggage room. The guest sneaked into the baggage room and removed some of her property. True or false: The […]

A patron in a hotel cocktail lounge who was not a registered guest in the hotel claimed he was shortchanged by the waiter and then was insulted, humiliated, and embarrassed. The ____________________ of the hotel turned on whether the patron […]

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is not violated unless a pattern of ongoing discrimination is proven; a single act of discrimination does not violate the Act. Answer: In a mutual-benefit bailment, both the bailor and the bailee owe each […]

A hotel that has acknowledged in writing the presence of merchandise samples will be liable for the full value of their loss if it was caused by the hotel’s negligence. Answer: From the time a visitor of a hotel guest […]