What Was the Result in the Case Discussed in the Text

question 47

Multiple Choice

What was the result in the case discussed in the text Andrus v.State Department of Transportation,and City of Olympia in which the plaintiff sued because a job offer was allegedly revoked?

• A) The plaintiff won because the city had validly offered him a job and had no right to revoke it.
• B) The plaintiff won because, while there was no contract, the court ruled that the city was not allowed to mislead him on equitable grounds and also on grounds of unlawful discrimination.
• C) The defendant won because it had truly received a bad reference.
• D) The defendant won because the plaintiff had not specifically accepted the job.
• E) The defendant won because the purported job offer contained insufficient information to be considered reasonably certain in regard to its terms.

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Definitions:

Direct Costs

Expenses that can be directly attributed to the production of specific goods or services.

Indirect Costs

Overhead or administrative expenses that are not directly attributable to a specific product or service, but are necessary for the business operations.

Initial Direct Costs

Costs that are directly associated with securing a financing agreement or leasing an asset, excluding general overhead.

Revenue Recognition

An accounting principle that determines the specific conditions under which income becomes realized as revenue.