Suppose a Utilitarian Judge Decides to Rule Against a Plaintiff

question 5

Multiple Choice

Suppose a utilitarian judge decides to rule against a plaintiff in a lawsuit just because people in general would be happier if the plaintiff lost the case. Such a utilitarian move would conflict with

• A) rule-utilitarianism.
• B) commonsense views about happiness.
• C) divine command theory.
• D) commonsense views about justice.

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Percent of Receivables Method

An accounting method used to estimate the amount of accounts receivable that will not be collected by calculating a percentage of receivables deemed uncollectible.

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Allowance

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Processing Fee

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