Assignment 4- Bait and Switch Mohammed Baba Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance John Rodgers Strayer University September 02, 2011 Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. Introduction: Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud, most commonly used in retail sales and car dealership but also applicable to other contexts. First, customers are "baited" by
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28, 2010 1. Betty drove three hours in one hundred degree heat. Explain if that fact has any bearing on deal whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. No I don’t think it really mattered if Betty drove three hours in 100 degree heat whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. If the dealership advertised the car at a cheaper price it should not have mattered whether Betty came from around the corner
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Bait and Switch Does the fact that Betty drove three hours in one-hundred-degree heat have any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement? The fact that Betty had drove three hours in one hundred degree weather to the venue in which the car is being sold, has no bearing on whether the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. Generally, ads are not offers but invitations for offers. Advertisements include sales promotion
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Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The fact that Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat does not have any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. What does have bearing is that the sales representative spoke with Betty and did not tell her that there was only one truck at the advertised
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to reveal Mrs. Betty Algur. She is our multi-talented stock actress and appears, this time out, as a sixty-year-old farmer's wife. She has been driving most of the morning to reach this unfamiliar auto dealership. Her trips to "civilization" are limited, and she has the wide-eyed look of a tourist, combined with the happy expression of someone who has finally reached her destination. REACTION SHOT on Tony, as he sees her come in. He stands at his desk, smiling. Tony Long trip? Betty Honey, you don't
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Assignment #4- Bait and Switch By: Charlene Allen LEG5000: Law, Ethics & Corp. Governance Jamie Davis Smith August 21, 2011 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was created in 1914. Its purpose was to prevent unfair methods of competition in commerce. Over the years, Congress passed additional laws giving the agency greater authority to police anticompetitive practices. In 1938, Congress passed a broad prohibition against unfair and deceptive acts or practices. Since then, the Commission
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May 26, 2011 Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. In reality Betty driving three hours in one-hundred degrees heat for a vehicle doesn’t really have any bearing at all, for the dealer to perform in accordance with the published advertisement. We have all heard the saying “Read the fine lines”, advertising the truck didn’t guarantee Betty that she was going
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Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. The fact that Betty drove three hours to get to this particular dealer has no bearing on whether the dealership has to honor the published advertisement. However the dealerships ad was misleading. The advertisement was a major factor in Betty’s decision to endure the three hour drive. Just because Betty endured
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(Due November 29) View the video: “Bait and Switch” by clicking on the link in the course shell. There is also a link that will allow you to print the script of the video. Write a four to five (4-5) page report that answers the following: 1. Betty drove three hours in one-hundred degree heat. Explain if this fact has any bearing on whether or not the dealer must perform in accordance with the published advertisement. 2. When Tony said over the phone “three thousand dollars firm,” explain whether
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Professor called the office of his primary care physician, Dr. Martin. Dr. Martin’s nurse, Betty, came on the line. The Professor detailed his physical problems of the previous night. “Betty, the nausea is pretty much gone, but the gastric discomfort is quite severe. I really feel that I need to see a doctor.” Betty replied, “Dr. Martin is booked solid all day, so it would be hard to see him.” “Betty,” the Professor said, “I really feel that I need to see a doctor. Suppose I go to the HealthCheck
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