In Belanger V

question 62

Multiple Choice

In Belanger v. Swift Transportation Inc., after Belanger had an accident driving a company vehicle, the accident was reported to a government website. Belanger claimed that Swift acted with malice and lost any reference-related privilege by reporting information to a third-party website.

• A) Swift followed all company procedures, so it did not act with malice and defamation did not occur.
• B) Swift has an absolute privilege to report on former employees, so no defamation occurred.
• C) Swift showed malice by not reporting Belanger's side of the story, so it is guilty of defamation.
• D) Swift defamed Belanger by reporting to a website, as privilege applies only in company-to-company references.

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Definitions:

Fixed Monthly Cost

Regular expenses that do not fluctuate with production volume or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance, billed on a monthly basis.

Contribution Margin

Contribution margin is the difference between sales revenue and variable costs of a product or service, highlighting how much revenue contributes towards covering fixed costs and generating profit.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The portion of manufacturing overhead costs that remains constant regardless of the level of production, such as salaries of supervisors and rent of the factory.

Outside Supplier

An external company or individual that provides goods or services to another company.