Chapter 1.4, Problem II.12E

It was decided by the plant management that they must paint the plant. General paint costs ₱350 per gallon and covers 350 sq ft per gallon. The manufacturers claims that it will last 4 years and can be applied at a rate of 100 sq ft per hour. Boysen paint costs ₱500 per gallon and covers 500 sq ft per gallon. It will last for 5 years and can be applied at a rate of 125 sq ft per hour. If the painter is paid ₱50.00 per hour, which should be used?

A warehouse checks its inventory at the end of the month and finds a shortage of merchandise If there has been no evidence of a break-in, the type of shortage is described as: a.larceny b.burglary c.extortion d. mysterious disappearanc

Question 1 Wk06.Contract.The Jersey #1. Dowodu was a football player with a national football team named the “Tornadoes”. He had a successful career with that team for 3 years and had been assigned the jersey number 32. He was then hired by another team, the Panthers. Dowodu wanted to keep his jersey number 32 but it was being used on the Panther’s line up by player Sitro. On May 15, 20xx Dowodu and Sitro signed a document as follows: “This document is being drawn on May 15, 20xx to verify the agreement between Dowodu and Sitro for the sale of Sitro’s jersey number in exchange for monetary compensation of $40,000 to be paid as follows: $20,000 immediately, $10,000 to be paid by Week 8 of the NFL season, and $10,000 by Christmas Day of 20xx.” mc012-1.jpg Both signed and the Panther’s manager had no objection to the arrangement and Dowodu was given jersey #32, Sitro was assigned jersey #38. The first installment was paid immediately…

Zoom user is a clerk in Commissioner’s office. Zoom user also performs extra work due to shortage of staff. Raising and taking down the flag over the office building every morning and evening is one of his extra work, although it is not part of his official job description. Zoom user comes to know that Asiimwe Edgar, a politician having criminal back ground dies. Few years ago, Zoom user’s best friend was shot dead during a riot allegedly arranged by Asiimwe Edgar. An order passes from the president to all the District offices of the city, to keep National flag at “half -mast” over their offices, to mourn the death of Asiimwe Edgar. Zoom user gets angry with such degradation of the National flag after watching this news on TV. He decides to stay at home next day and keeps the door keys of roof top with himself. Zoom user is confident and thinks “this was not part of my official duty; I was performing extra work so no formal punishment can be given to me. Commissioner will…

A simple trip to the dry cleaners changed Komfwe Mumba's career path. When the Lusaka businessman picked up his clothes, he discovered that the cleaner had ruined one of his ZMW 500 dress shirt. He would have been satisfied if the owner of the cleaner had offered to replace his shirt, but he did not. He didn't even apologize to Komfwe, and that's when Komfwe decided to do something about it. Although the Lusaka market is crowded with dry cleaning establishments, komfwe left his corporate job to launch bibbentuckers, a dry cleaning operation that offers Lusaka residents better quality and better service at higher prices than other dry cleaning establishments currently in operations. He suspected that a segment of the market would be willing to pay premium prices for a dry cleaner that offered convenient locations, superior quality and service, and extra amenities. Komfwe didn't rely on his instincts alone, however. Before, starting bibbentuckers, komfwe did plenty of research and put…

A simple trip to the dry cleaners changed Komfwe Mumba's career path. When the Lusaka businessman picked up his clothes, he discovered that the cleaner had ruined one of his ZMW 500 dress shirt. He would have been satisfied if the owner of the cleaner had offered to replace his shirt, but he did not. He didn't even apologize to Komfwe, and that's when Komfwe decided to do something about it. Although the Lusaka market is crowded with dry cleaning establishments, komfwe left his corporate job to launch bibbentuckers, a dry cleaning operation that offers Lusaka residents better quality and better service at higher prices than other dry cleaning establishments currently in operations. He suspected that a segment of the market would be willing to pay premium prices for a dry cleaner that offered convenient locations, superior quality and service, and extra amenities. Komfwe didn't rely on his instincts alone, however. Before, starting bibbentuckers, komfwe did plenty of research and put…

Justin is a carpenter and makes furniture which he sells via the internet. He needs a new machine with steel attachments to speed up the drilling process for his work. He contacts Fixing and Building Machines Ltd who recommends a machine which they claim is more than 10 times quicker and stronger than his old machine. Justin goes into Fixing and Building Machines Ltd. Before paying for the machine, he sees a sign on the wall behind the counter that has the words “Important Information: READ BEFORE PURCHASE! Fixing and Building Machines Ltd accepts no liability.....” in bold, red print at the top. However, the sign is falling down from the wall and the rest of the words are obscured by a large plant. Had Justin been able to read the rest of the sign, he would have read “....for loss howsoever caused.” Justin signs a document, buys this machine and takes it with him. When he tried it he found it to be no quicker than his old one and the attachments broke. He also found that it started…

Adam is the owner and driver of a bus company. He has a contract to transport students to and from school. One Monday morning, he went to pick up Susan, who was one of his regular passengers. Susan was not ready, and he waited an extra 15 minutes for her. Susan was to sit for her term paper that very morning. On their way to school, Adam was urged on by the students, in particular Susan, to drive very fast so that they could reach school on time. To please the students, Adam exceeded the speed limit and overtook many vehicles on the way. When he was about 10 minutes from the school, he attempted to overtake a truck and collided into an oncoming car. Most of the students sustained injuries, including Susan. Susan and her parents are planning to sue Adam. Discuss the following: A. The main issue in this case. B. What arguments Susan could make in support of the main issue in this case against Adam? C. What defences can reasonably be asserted by Adam?

Ron manages a small restaurant with one computer on which were the accounts of the business, payroll, and all business correspondence. It failed and had to be replaced. As Ron had all the necessary software it was simply a matter of installing the software and then copying the data on to the system. Ron was not sure where the software was located. He had a box of disks, but these had been collected and retained for all the computers over the last ten years. Finally, the correct collection was identified but all the serial numbers and registration details were in emails on his computer, the computer that would not start. Ron decided to go to a friend’s place and look at the email there and get all the details. This took a few hours and he finally returned and started the install. Unfortunately, there were several programs that were controlled by web access and the passwords had been stored in the computer. He had to email them and get a response. Luckily he now had access to email as he…