Which of the Following Factors Is Most Likely to Distinguish

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors is most likely to distinguish employees from independent contractors?

• A)Whether or not consideration is given by the principal for the agent's performance
• B)The principal's right to control the manner and means of the agent's performance
• C)Whether the agent has authority to bind the principal by his actions
• D)The agent's personal liability for illegal actions taken on behalf of the principal

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Definitions:

Fundamental

Serving as an essential component or basis; foundational.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation, often testable by experimentation.

Explanandum

Rephrased: The subject or occurrence that an explanation is attempting to account for in research or analysis.

Outcome

In probability theory, a single, non-compound result among a range of possible results.