What Term Best Describes the Tort When There Is a Duty

question 8

Multiple Choice

What term best describes the tort when there is a duty to act but a failure to perform the act?

• A) Malfeasance
• B) Misfeasance
• C) Nonfeasance
• D) Malpractice

Understand accounting for depreciable assets and changes in depreciation estimates.

Comprehend the accounting concepts related to depletion of natural resources.

Analyze the items affecting cash flows on the statement of cash flows and the indirect method of preparing it.

Compute depreciation expenses under different scenarios, including changes in estimate.

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Definitions:

Diethyl Acetal

A volatile, colorless liquid used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis, formed from ethanol and acetaldehyde.

Butanal

An aldehyde with the formula C4H8O, characterized by a four-carbon chain terminated by a carbonyl group.

PCC

Pyridinium chlorochromate, a reagent used in organic chemistry for the oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes and secondary alcohols to ketones, maintaining the carbon skeleton.

LiCu

Lithium cuprate, a compound used in organic synthesis for coupling reactions.