Aconsumer purchases a ceramic heater fan for his cubicle at work. the fan is covered by a safety guard, the openings in which are almost an inch wide. when reaching down to change the heat settings, he inadvertently slips his hand in between the gap in the guard. his hand is injured by the fan blades. he decides to see a lawyer because he feels that the openings in the safety guard were too large and ultimately caused his injury. which of the following types of product liability does this scenario describe?
a. design defectb. manufacturing defectsc. ultra hazardous activity defect. d. inadequate warning

Case in point 2.4 attaway airlines, part two back at attaway airlines, the morning meeting ended with no agreement between dan esposito and molly kinnon. in fact, a new issue arose. molly now says that the new accounting system is entitled to the highest priority because the federal government soon will require the reporting of certain types of company-paid health insurance premiums. because the current system will not handle this report, she insists that the entire accounting system is a nondiscretionary project. as you might expect, dan is upset. can part of a project be nondiscretionary? what issues need to be discussed? the committee meets again tomorrow, and the members will look to you, as the it director, for guidance.

What could cause a production possibilities curve to move down and to the left? a.) a nation loses land after being defeated in a war. b.) an increase in the use of computer technology speeds up production c.) a baby boom 20 years ago results in a large number of young adults in the population today. d.) thousands of investors from overseas invest money in a nations economy.

By which distribution system is more than 90 percent of u.s. coal shipped? a. pipelinesb. trucksc. waterwaysd. railroadse. none of the above