The Need for the Government to Protect Consumers from the Harshness

question 40

Multiple Choice

The need for the government to protect consumers from the harshness of the marketplace, is a modern development. The old common law remedies are now inadequate. Which of the following developments contributed to this need?

• A) Use of credit by consumers has become a norm.
• B) Products are so complex the retailer can no longer detect defects, let alone remedy them.
• C) Large enterprises have virtually ended any equality of bargaining power between buyer and seller.
• D) Products are now shipped in sealed packages, with little opportunity to assess the quality or the suitability for the intended use.
• E) all of the above