Which of the following is true of a contingent liability? a) it is a potential liability that depends on a future event. b) it is an actual liability that is difficult to estimate. c) it is an actual liability that depends on a past event. d) it is a liability resulting from a lawsuit settled in court.

John recently received his semester grades and found that he had failed two courses. he says the reason he failed the two courses is that they were taught by female professors. john believes that women are really not smart enough to teach at the college level. in this example, the female professors are a) spacegoats and being blamed for john's grades b) being discriminatory toward john c) probably not smart enough to teach in a college d) prejudiced against john because he is male