Jose,a Migrant Worker Who Lived in a Mobile Home with Six

question 41

Multiple Choice

Jose,a migrant worker who lived in a mobile home with six other workers,died in a fire in the home.The smoke alarm did not go off,and he was trapped in the bedroom.The state had a law that required dwellings to be equipped with smoke detectors and that they be maintained.Jose's widow can sue the owner of the mobile home under ___.

• A)recklessness
• B)negligence per se
• C)breach of duty
• D)strict liability

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Definitions:

October

The tenth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, preceding November.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

This is the difference between the expected (standard) cost of variable overheads based on actual production outputs and the actual variable overhead costs incurred.

Materials Quantity Variance

A measure of the difference between the actual quantity of materials used in production and the standard quantity expected to be used, multiplied by the standard cost per unit of materials.

August

The eighth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.