When an Employee Commits a Tort Within the Scope of the Agency,which

question 9

Multiple Choice

When an employee commits a tort within the scope of the agency,which of the following is true regarding liability of a principal who controls the employee's behavior?

• A) The employer is liable.
• B) The employer is not liable because as a matter of public policy, a person is singularly liable for his or her torts.
• 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) 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.
• 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 six months.

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Definitions:

Cost

The value of everything a company gives up to produce goods or services, including materials, labor, and overhead expenses.

Units

Standard measures or quantities used to specify or quantify an amount of something.

Marginal Product

The additional output generated by expanding inputs by one additional unit, while holding all other inputs constant.

Fertilizer

A chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility and enhance plant growth.