The Need for the Government to Protect Consumers from the Harshness

Multiple Choice

The need for the government to protect consumers from the harshness of the marketplace, is a modern development. The old common law remedies are now inadequate. Which of the following developments contributed to this need?

A) Use of credit by consumers has become a norm.
B) Products are so complex the retailer can no longer detect defects, let alone remedy them.
C) Large enterprises have virtually ended any equality of bargaining power between buyer and seller.
D) Products are now shipped in sealed packages, with little opportunity to assess the quality or the suitability for the intended use.
E) all of the above