Robert Bought Tickets on ClearCloud Airlines for a Four-Hour Domestic

question 27

Multiple Choice

Robert bought tickets on ClearCloud Airlines for a four-hour domestic flight, and in doing so online checked the "I agree" box that listed various airline rules regarding baggage allowances, refunds for missed flights and, relevant here, a provision providing that passengers might be involuntarily "bumped"-required to surrender their seat-at the airlines discretion. ClearCloud indeed bumped Robert, who protested. He was forcibly removed from the plane. He protested that he'd paid for his seat and was contractually entitled to it. What word or term describes the airline's successful argument?

• A) quasi-contract
• B) unilateral contract
• C) voidable contract
• D) unconscionable contract
• E) recondite contract

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Definitions:

Job-Order Costing

A costing method used to accumulate costs associated with a specific batch of products or job, allowing for detailed tracking of production expenses.

Overapplied Overhead

A situation where the allocated manufacturing overhead cost is more than the actual overhead incurred.

Manufacturing Overhead

Refers to all the indirect factory-related costs incurred from manufacturing a product that cannot be directly traced to a specific product.

Indirect Labor

The wages paid to employees who are not directly involved in the production of goods or services but support the manufacturing process, such as maintenance staff and supervisors.