Facilitators of Trade (Such as Pierre Omidyar, the Developer of EBay)

question 140

Multiple Choice

Facilitators of trade (such as Pierre Omidyar, the developer of eBay) :

• A) may become very rich since they are creating value for many individuals.
• B) find it very hard to profit from their services since they are not directly involved in the trades.
• C) typically only profit from their services if they are able to obtain government patent rights.
• D) are usually seen as taking advantage of consumers.

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Definitions:

Voluntary Manslaughter

In criminal law, a killing that results when a criminal defendant is in a state of extreme fright, terror, anger, or blind rage.

Second-Degree Murder

A serious criminal offense that involves killing another person without premeditation, but with malice aforethought, or under circumstances showing an indifference to human life.

Shoplifter

A person who steals merchandise from a retail establishment.

Extortion

The act of taking another’s property with consent when such consent is coerced by threat to injure a victim’s person, property, or reputation.