Match the Following Legal Terms with Their Appropriate Definitions

question 24

Multiple Choice

Match the following legal terms with their appropriate definitions.
-Respondeat superior

• A)Action punishable by imprisonment
• B)Action seeking monetary compensation
• C)Employers are responsible for negligent acts by their employees
• D)Failure to give reasonable care
• E)Harmful touching of a person without his or her consent
• F)Lack of skill by a health-care worker that causes harm to a patient
• G)Threat to touch a person and cause harm without his or her consent
• H)Wrongful act causing harm to persons or property

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Definitions:

Rule Utilitarianism Theory

A normative ethical theory that posits the correctness of actions depends on the rules that lead to the greatest good for the greatest number.

Profit Maximization Theory

An economic principle suggesting that businesses operate to achieve the highest possible profit based on income and cost variables.

Utilitarianism

A moral theory suggesting that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, often defined as maximizing happiness and reducing suffering.

Profit Maximization

is the process or strategy of adjusting a firm's production and sale operations to earn the highest possible profit.