BUSINESS LAW FOR ACCOUNTANTS -
D216 – WGU QUESTIONS AND
SOLVED ANSWERS
A hardware store proactively informs clients whenever recalls happen. It is always wi
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lling to replace defective items at no cost even if the warranty has expired. Its philos
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ophy is to maximize benefits and minimize harm. This approach is known as outcom
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e-based ethics. What is a characteristic of outcome-based ethics?
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It focuses
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It focuses
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horities.
It focuses
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It focuses
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It focuses
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A floral company is currently hiring a new employee. After interviewing a great candi
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date, the human resources coordinator looked up the candidate on social media. Th
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e human resources coordinator found too many pictures of cocktails and beers on th
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e candidate's profile. The prospective candidate worked part-
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time as a bartender. The human resources coordinator called the candidate and told
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whim that she found a better fit even when she had not hired anyone for the position
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. Are the human resources coordinator's actions legal and ethical?
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What is a purpose of the Uniform Commercial Code?
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Reduce difficulties for businesses conducting trade and commerce
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Facilitate commerce between the states and foreign countries
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Discriminate against jurisdictions that have not adopted this uniform law
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Establish the rules applying to real state, service, and employment contracts - ans-
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Reduce difficulties for businesses conducting trade and commerce
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, Which type of speech is considered unprotected?
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Which kind of mark is "Cheesy" in connection with a spa company?
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Arbitrary
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A company started a beverage company that sells a variety of juices. All the juices
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are sold in a plastic bottle with the company's name, the name of the juice, and a lo
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go the owner found online. Which type of protection should the owner seek for the n
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ame of the juice?
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Patent
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Which type of trademark receives automatic protection?
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Which type of trademarks never receive protection?
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What should a business use to protect its trade secrets?
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Trademark
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Patent - ans-Non-disclosure agreement
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D216 – WGU QUESTIONS AND
SOLVED ANSWERS
A hardware store proactively informs clients whenever recalls happen. It is always wi
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
lling to replace defective items at no cost even if the warranty has expired. Its philos
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
ophy is to maximize benefits and minimize harm. This approach is known as outcom
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e-based ethics. What is a characteristic of outcome-based ethics?
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It focuses
sw sw on the obligations of the corporation.
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It focuses
sw sw on standards for behavior that traditionally were derived from religious aut
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horities.
It focuses
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It focuses
sw sw on the consequences of an action. - ans-
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It focuses
sw sw on the consequences of an action
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A floral company is currently hiring a new employee. After interviewing a great candi
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date, the human resources coordinator looked up the candidate on social media. Th
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e human resources coordinator found too many pictures of cocktails and beers on th
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e candidate's profile. The prospective candidate worked part-
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time as a bartender. The human resources coordinator called the candidate and told
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whim that she found a better fit even when she had not hired anyone for the position
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. Are the human resources coordinator's actions legal and ethical?
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The sw actions sw are sw legal but unethical.sw sw
The sw actions sw are sw illegal but ethical. sw sw
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What is a purpose of the Uniform Commercial Code?
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Reduce difficulties for businesses conducting trade and commerce
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Facilitate commerce between the states and foreign countries
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Discriminate against jurisdictions that have not adopted this uniform law
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Establish the rules applying to real state, service, and employment contracts - ans-
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Reduce difficulties for businesses conducting trade and commerce
sw sw sw sw sw sw sw
, Which type of speech is considered unprotected?
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Obscene
Commercial
Corporate political sw
Symbolic - ans-Obscene sw swsw
Which kind of mark is "Cheesy" in connection with a spa company?
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Arbitrary
Fanciful
Descriptive
Suggestive - ans-Arbitrary sw swsw
A company started a beverage company that sells a variety of juices. All the juices
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are sold in a plastic bottle with the company's name, the name of the juice, and a lo
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go the owner found online. Which type of protection should the owner seek for the n
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ame of the juice?
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Patent
Trade secret sw
Copyright
Trademark - ans-Trademark sw swsw
Which type of trademark receives automatic protection?
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Descriptive marks sw
Personal name marks sw sw
Geographic marks sw
Fanciful marks - ans-Fanciful Marks
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Which type of trademarks never receive protection?
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Descriptive marks sw
Generic marks sw
Arbitrary marks sw
Personal name marks - ans-Generic Marks
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What should a business use to protect its trade secrets?
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Non-disclosure agreement sw
Trademark
Non-compete agreement sw
Patent - ans-Non-disclosure agreement
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