Janet Is a Runner for a Large Law Firm

question 129

Multiple Choice

Janet is a runner for a large law firm. Her duties include purchasing supplies for the copy room. Janet was given permission by the office manager to sign credit-card receipts when making purchases. Janet has been given ____ to use the firm's credit card.

• A) responsibility
• B) obligation
• C) authority
• D) staff centrality
• E) accountability

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Definitions:

Compression

A force that acts to reduce volume or shorten a material, critical in the formation of geological structures.

Tension

A force that stretches a material, attempting to elongate it.

Shear

A strain resulting from forces causing parts of a material to slide past each other in opposite directions.

Confining

Pertaining to geological layers or conditions that restrict the flow of groundwater due to lower permeability.