Use This Fact Situation to Answer the Related Questions That

question 62

Multiple Choice

Use this fact situation to answer the related questions that follow it. Marvin is an investment counsellor.Alice is one of Marvin's clients.Alice has no investment experience and relies on Marvin's advice in making her investments.Last night,while he was sleeping,Marvin had a dream that the shares of Very Big Company (VBC) would go up a great amount in value.As a result,without even checking to ensure that VBC was a good company to invest in,this morning Marvin called Alice and told her to put all of her money into VBC,which Alice did.Later that day VBC declared bankruptcy and Alice lost all of her money.
In these circumstances,Marvin's advice to Alice is

• A)an example of undue influence.
• B)an innocent misrepresentation.
• C)a fraudulent misrepresentation.
• D)a mistake.
• E)a negligent misrepresentation.

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Definitions:

Erosion

The portion of cash flows of a new project that come at the expense of a firm’s existing operations.

Incremental

Refers to the additional changes in costs or revenues that result from a business decision.

Capital Budgeting

The process used by companies to evaluate and select long-term investments that are expected to yield the highest returns over time.

Cash Flows

The comprehensive total of funds circulating in and out of a business, markedly affecting its ability to liquidate assets.