Which of the Following Was the Result in O'Shea V

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result in O'Shea v.Welch,the case in the text involving whether an employee was acting within the scope of his employment when,while driving to deliver a vendor's gift (football tickets) to his employer's office,he turned into a service station to obtain an estimate regarding nonemergency maintenance on his car?

• A) The court found that as a matter of law the employee was not acting within the scope of his employment because he was involved in a frolic of his own.
• B) The court found that as a matter of law the employee was not acting within the scope of his employment because he was involved in a detour.
• C) The court found that as a matter of law the employee was acting within the scope of his employment because he was involved in only a detour, not a frolic on his own.
• D) The court found that the jury should determine whether the employee was acting within the scope of his employment during the time period at issue.

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Indirect Method

A method for preparing the cash flow statement where net income is adjusted for non-cash transactions, deferred income, and changes in working capital to compute net cash from operating activities.

Statement Of Cash Flows

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Book Value

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Indirect Method

A cash flow statement reporting approach that adjusts net income for changes in balance sheet accounts to calculate cash from operating activities.