Consumer Protection: Introduction and Importance

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Why is the customer considered the most important visitor?

  • Because the customer is dependent on the seller for goods and services.
  • Because the seller benefits more from the customer's visit.
  • Because the customer requires special attention and favors from the seller.
  • Because the customer is not dependent on the seller and provides the opportunity to serve. (correct)

During which period was there no manufacturing for sale and no purchase system?

  • Medieval times
  • Primitive times (correct)
  • Modern times
  • Industrialization period

What was the effect of the increase in the requirements of men and women during the industrialization period?

  • It resulted in an abundance of goods and services.
  • It led to a decline in economic growth.
  • It compelled people to fulfill their own requirements without purchasing goods or services.
  • It led to the economic growth of society through the selling and buying of goods and services. (correct)

What right does the seller have in the process of selling and buying, according to the text?

<p>The right to expect value for the goods or services sold. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is considered to be a legitimate expectation of both the seller and buyer in the selling and buying process?

<p>The expectation of fair treatment and value for goods or services. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about consumer protection throughout different social orders and judicial mechanisms?

<p>Its emphasis has varied depending on circumstances in different social orders and judicial mechanisms. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the corresponding right of the buyer?

<p>Right to get value for the money paid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the doctrine of caveat emptor, what does it say about the buyer's ability to recover for defects in the goods sold?

<p>The buyer cannot recover for the defects in the goods sold (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a major reason for the prevalence of the doctrine of caveat emptor?

<p>Small and emergent market (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What resulted in consumers having a variety of options according to the text?

<p>Industrial Revolution and technological advancements (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Court finally accept in John Y. Bright in 1829?

<p>Existence of an implied contract of warranty regarding the price paid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of defect did the buyer have no remedy for under the doctrine of caveat emptor?

<p>Latent defects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a duty of the state according to the text when the buyer's rights were violated?

<p>To come forward to help the consumers through law (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was an unresolved question throughout the history of consumer jurisprudence?

<p>Allocation of legal liability among different players in manufacturing to distribution chain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant change in perceptions by the early part of the sixteenth century according to the text?

<p>Shift from breach of contract to assumption (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Industrial Revolution and technological advancements result in according to the text?

<p>Increased competition among manufacturers and a variety of options for consumers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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