Nigel Was Interested in a Stereo System That He Saw

question 24

Multiple Choice

Nigel was interested in a stereo system that he saw at Nikita's garage sale. She asked if he wanted to take it inside to her basement to test it out, but he said "no" because he felt uncomfortable with the idea of listening to music in a stranger's house. He nevertheless bought it for $100. When he got it home, however, he noticed three problems. First, there are several small scratches in the stereo's exterior finish. Second, he was disappointed to discover that the stereo did not have a radio. Nikita had not said anything about a radio, but he assumed that one was included in the unit. And third, Nigel is very upset that the CD player skips badly. Which of the following statements is TRUE with respect to the implied term of merchantable quality?

• A) Nigel cannot sue Nikita unless he relied upon her advice when he decided to buy the stereo.
• B) Nigel cannot sue Nikita because he would have noticed all of the defects if he had reasonably inspected the stereo unit before buying it.
• C) Nigel cannot sue Nikita unless she normally is in the business of selling stereos.
• D) Nigel cannot sue Nikita because the implied term of merchantable quality does not apply to used goods.
• E) Each of the problems that Nigel noticed prevents the stereo from satisfying the implied term of merchantable quality.

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Definitions:

Interquartile Range

A measure of statistical dispersion, represented by the difference between the 25th and 75th percentiles of a dataset.

Median

The middle value in a dataset when it is arranged in ascending or descending order, or the average of the two middle values if the dataset has an even number of observations.

Extreme Values

Extreme values refer to observations that are significantly higher or lower than the majority of the data in a data set, often leading to skewed analysis results.

Second Quartile

The median of a dataset, representing the 50th percentile or the middle value when the data is ordered.