Question 1

buyer in the ordinary course of business

Accepted Answer

- a buyer who, in good faith and without knowledge that the sale violates the ownership rights or security interest of a third party in the goods, purchases goods in the ordinary course of business from a person in the business of selling goods of that kind

Question 2

destination contract

Accepted Answer

- a contract in which the seller is required to ship the goods by carrier and deliver them at a particular destination - the seller assumes liability for any losses or damage to the goods until they are tendered at the destination specified in the contract

Question 3

document of title

Accepted Answer

- paper exchanged in the regular course of business that evidences the right to possession of goods (for example, a bill of lading or a warehouse receipt)

Question 4

entrustment rule

Accepted Answer

- the transfer of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that kind and who may transfer those goods and all rights to them to a buyer in the ordinary course of business [UCC 2-403(2)]

Question 5

fungible goods

Accepted Answer

- goods that are alike by physical nature, by agreements or by trade usage - examples of fungible goods are wheat, oil, and wine that are identical in type and quality

Question 6

good faith purchaser

Accepted Answer

- a purchaser who buys without notice if any circumstance that would put a person of ordinary prudence on inquiry as to whether the seller has valid title to the goods being sold

Question 7

identification

Accepted Answer

- in a sale of goods, the express designation of the specific goods provided for in the contract

Question 8

insolvent

Accepted Answer

- under the Uniform Commercial Code, a term describing a person who ceases to pay "his debts in the ordinary course of business or cannot pay his debts as they become due or is insolvent within the meaning of federal bankruptcy law" [UCC 1-203(23)]

Question 9

insurable interest

Accepted Answer

- an interest either in a person's life or well-being or in property that is sufficiently substantial that insuring against injury to (or the death of) the person or against damage to the property does not amount to a mere wagering (betting) contract

Question 10

sale on approval

Accepted Answer

- a type of conditional sale in which the buyer may take the goods on a trial basis - the sale becomes absolute only when the buyer approves (or is satisfied with) the goods being sold

Question 11

sale or return

Accepted Answer

- a type of conditional sale in which the title and possession pass from the seller to the buyer; however the buyer retains the option to return the goods during a specified period even though the goods conform to the contract

Question 12

shipment contract

Accepted Answer

- a contract in which the seller us required to shop the goods by carrier - the buyer assumes liability for any losses or damage to the goods after they are delivered to the carrier - generally, all contracts are assumed to be shipment contacts if nothing to the contrary is stated in the contract

Question 13

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS 1. Megan, an agent for a department store, orders one hundred dresses from Sal's Clothing Shop for the Spring Blossom Sale. There is no specific agreement in the sale contract indicating when the title will pass to the department store. The title will pass to the department store when : a. Megan signs the contract b. Megan and the Sal's Clothing Shop agent sign the contract c. Sal's Clothing Shop physically delivers the dresses to the department store d. Megan pays Sal's Clothing Shop for the dresses

Accepted Answer

ANSWER : (C) CORRECT : (C) Sal's Clothing Shop physically delivers the dresses to the department store

Question 14

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS 2. Big Beef, Inc. raises calves to sell. Big Beef's breeds its cows in April, and the cows calve in February of the following year. In January, Andrea contracts with Big Beef to buy fifty calves. Identification takes place in : a. January, when the contract is signed b. April, when the calves are conceived c. February, when the calves are born d. a reasonable period of time

Accepted Answer

ANSWER : (B) CORRECT : (B) April, when the calves are conceived

Question 15

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS 3. Foster contracts with Golf Carts Unlimited, Inc., to buy five golf carts. The contract lists the five carts as GC001, GC002, GC003, GC004, GC005. Identification : a. requires that Foster verify his identity to take possession of the carts b. has taken place c. cannot take place until the contract is reviewed by a court d. will take place only when Foster pays for the golf carts

Accepted Answer

ANSWER : (B) CORRECT : (B) has taken place

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