Tom anderson, the produce manager at the thriftway market in pasco, washington, removed a box of bananas from the top of a stack of produce. when he reached for a lug of radishes that had been under the bananas, a six-inch spider—heteropoda venatoria, commonly called a banana spider—leaped from some wet burlap onto his left hand and bit him. nine months later he died of heart failure. his wife brought an action against associated grocers, parent company of thriftway market, on theories of (1) strict products liability under restatement, section 402(a); (2) breach of the implied warranty of merchantability; and (3) negligence. the trial court ruled against the plaintiff on all three theories. was that a correct ruling? explain.

For each of the following situations, indicate whether you agree or disagree with the financial reporting practice employed and state the basic assumption, component, or accounting principle that is applied (if you agree) or violated (if you disagree).wagner corporation adjusted the valuation of all assets and liabilities to reflect changes in the purchasing power of the dollar.spooner oil company changed its method of accounting for oil and gas exploration costs from successful efforts to full cost. no mention of the change was included in the financial statements. the change had a material effect on spooner's financial statements.cypress manufacturing company purchased machinery having a five-year life. the cost of the machinery is being expensed over the life of the machinery.rudeen corporation purchased equipment for $180,000 at a liquidation sale of a competitor. because the equipment was worth $230,000, rudeen valued the equipment in its subsequent balance sheet at $230,000.davis bicycle company received a large order for the sale of 1,000 bicycles at $100 each. the customer paid davis the entire amount of $100,000 on march 15. however, davis did not record any revenue until april 17, the date the bicycles were delivered to the customer.gigantic corporation purchased two small calculators at a cost of $32.00. the cost of the calculators was expensed even though they had a three-year estimated useful life.esquire company provides financial statements to external users every three years.