A Defense Available to the Employer in an Action for Workers

question 6

Multiple Choice

A defense available to the employer in an action for workers' compensation is that:

• A) the employee's injury happened before he came to work.
• B) a co-worker caused the injury.
• C) the employee assumed the risk.
• D) the employee was contributorily negligent.

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Definitions:

Overhead Cost

A rephrased definition: Expenses related to the day-to-day running of a business that are not directly linked to any specific product or service, such as administrative expenses.

Work in Process

The cost of unfinished goods in the manufacturing process including labor, material, and overhead.

Job Cost Sheets

Job Cost Sheets are documents that record and track the expenses associated with a specific job, providing detailed cost information for materials, labor, and overhead.

Direct Material

Raw materials directly utilized in the production of goods or services, whose costs are easily traceable to specific products.