Which of the Following Incidents Is an Example of the Legal

question 148

Multiple Choice

Which of the following incidents is an example of the legal meaning of the tort of assault (without battery) ?

• A) A person accidentally drops a hammer on your foot.
• B) When you are asleep in your house, a person sneaks up and throws a hammer through your garage window.
• C) Unknown to you, a person throws a hammer at your head but misses.
• D) A person comes up from behind you without your seeing them and hits the back of your knees, causing you to fall down.
• E) A person throws a hammer at your head but you see it coming and duck out of the way.

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Definitions:

Perpetual Inventory

An inventory management system that updates item records on a continuous basis as transactions occur, providing real-time inventory levels.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a dataset, often used in accounting to determine inventory costs.

Cost Flow Assumption

An accounting assumption used to value and manage inventory by determining the cost of goods sold and ending inventory.

Specific Identification

A method of inventory costing where each item in inventory is uniquely identified, allowing for the precise tracking of cost of goods sold and inventory levels.