When an Agent Is an Employee and Commits a Tort,which

question 55

Multiple Choice

When an agent is an employee and commits a tort,which of the following is true regarding liability of a principal/employer who controls the employee's behavior?

• A)The employer can be liable.
• B)In order to give the employer a chance to evaluate the employee,the employer is liable only if the employee has worked for the employer for at least six months.
• C)In order to give the employer a chance to evaluate the employee,the employer is liable only if the employee has worked for the employer for at least thirty days.
• D)The employer is not liable because as a matter of public policy,a person is singularly liable for his or her torts.
• E)In order to give the employer a chance to evaluate the employee,the employer is liable only if the employee has worked for the employer for at least seven days.

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Definitions:

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they are available to all members of society and one person's consumption does not reduce availability for others.

Common Resources

Resources that are freely accessible to all members of a society but are subject to overuse and depletion because they are not privately owned.

Market Outcomes

The results of interactions between consumers and producers in a market, including prices, quantities of goods and services produced and consumed, and allocation of resources.

Private Goods

Goods that are both excludable and rivalrous, meaning only paying customers can consume them, and one individual's consumption reduces the quantity available for others.