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The Consumer Product Safety Commission plays an important role for consumers regarding unsafe products

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The Food and Drug Administration grew out of the work of one man.

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Due diligence means that a company


A) has done sufficient preparatory work to produce a safe product.
B) the company has successfully passed an OSHA safety audit.
C) has taken every possible precautionary step possible and followed all industry standards.
D) has studied the problem extensively.

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The standard of absolute liability is less demanding than that of strict liability.

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The legal principle that anyone in the value chain of a product is liable for harm caused to the user if the product as sold was unreasonably dangerous is


A) strict liability.
B) absolute liability.
C) relative liability.
D) market share liability.

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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -How has business responded to consumer stakeholders over the years? What do you think made business respond more effectively to consumers?

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Historically, business's response to con...

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A company that is held responsible for the damage caused by its product in proportion to its percentage of industry sales is subject to


A) strict liability.
B) absolute liability.
C) relative liability.
D) market share liability.

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Market share liability is rarely used today due to the absence of punitive damages.

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Today, the FDA regulates all of these except


A) vaccines
B) blood products
C) prescription drugs
D) medical care

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Early research conducted in the organization later known as the Food and Drug Administration fed small doses of poison to


A) rats.
B) chimpanzees.
C) the "Death Squad."
D) the "Poison Squad."

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent laboratory that has power of persuasion only.

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U.S. residents, more than people in other countries, tend to sue when they are harmed.

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Provide a short answer to each of these questions. Be sure to fully explain your answer. -What is the controversy over "pink slime"?

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"Pink slime" is a beef byproduct created...

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The body of methodologies and techniques for achieving quality that focuses on the number of defects is called


A) Seven Standards.
B) Six Smith.
C) Six Sigma.
D) Seven Severance.

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Which of the following is not a dimension of quality listed in the textbook?


A) performance
B) durability
C) status
D) aesthetics

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission's power and budgets have been subject to the administration in office.

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The initial part of the total quality management process is to


A) define quality in terms of customer expectations and requirements.
B) develop standards and specifications for quality.
C) design efficient production processes.
D) develop customer satisfaction surveys.

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Which of the following is not on the top ten list of safety principles?


A) Build safety into product design.
B) Educate consumers about product safety.
C) Allow a margin of error for the consumer.
D) Learn from your and others' mistakes.

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By definition, quality does not include service.

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The ethical theory based on the concept of duty that states that firms have a responsibility to comply with the terms of the sale, inform the customer about the product, not misrepresent anything, and not coerce the customer is


A) contractual theory.
B) due care theory.
C) social costs view.
D) caveat emptor.

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