Legal and Business Analysis of Acme Fireworks: Contract Formation, Liability, Employment Law, and Business Entity Recommendations
Legal and business analysis of Acme Fireworks.
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Legal and Business Analysis of Acme Fireworks: Contract Formation, Liability,
Employment Law, and Business Entity Recommendations
You are the manager of Acme Fireworks, a fireworks retailer who sells fireworks, puts on ground display
fireworks, and large aerial display fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago
and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietorship, and the
owner has never changed the entity. The owner has informed you that the company has received
inquiries from several large businesses wondering if the company could create several fireworks displays
on a regular basis. The owner told the inquirers that the company could fill such display orders, and a
price per display was agreed upon. It was discussed that most of the cost for a fireworks display is for
skilled labor, insurance, and the actual service of setting off the fireworks. No other details were
discussed. The owner is anticipating that new employees will need to be hired, but he is worried that if the
large orders for fireworks displays do not continue, the company will not have the funds to pay the new
employees. The owner is now considering changing the business entity, but he does not know what entity
to form or how to form it.
The owner has asked you to do the following:
Determine if the contracts with the businesses will be governed by common law or the Uniform Commercial
Code (UCC), and explain why.
Analyze whether the owner formed a contract with the businesses, and apply the five essential elements of an
enforceable contract.
Explain the potential personal liability to Acme Fireworks if a spectator is injured by a stray firework from a
fireworks display.
Discuss the different employment types and relationships relevant to agency law, and analyze the advantages
and disadvantages of each type specific to Acme Fireworks.
Explain why Acme Fireworks should not operate as a sole proprietorship. Recommend a new business entity,
and provide rationale to support your recommendation.
For each task, be sure to analyze the relevant law, apply the facts to the law, and make a conclusion.
Facts:
Acme Fireworks, a fireworks retailer who sells fireworks, puts on ground display fireworks, and
large aerial display fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now
has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietorship, and the owner
has never changed the entity. The owner has informed you that the company has received
inquiries from several large businesses wondering if the company could create several fireworks
displays on a regular basis. The owner told the inquirers that the company could fill such display
Employment Law, and Business Entity Recommendations
You are the manager of Acme Fireworks, a fireworks retailer who sells fireworks, puts on ground display
fireworks, and large aerial display fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago
and now has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietorship, and the
owner has never changed the entity. The owner has informed you that the company has received
inquiries from several large businesses wondering if the company could create several fireworks displays
on a regular basis. The owner told the inquirers that the company could fill such display orders, and a
price per display was agreed upon. It was discussed that most of the cost for a fireworks display is for
skilled labor, insurance, and the actual service of setting off the fireworks. No other details were
discussed. The owner is anticipating that new employees will need to be hired, but he is worried that if the
large orders for fireworks displays do not continue, the company will not have the funds to pay the new
employees. The owner is now considering changing the business entity, but he does not know what entity
to form or how to form it.
The owner has asked you to do the following:
Determine if the contracts with the businesses will be governed by common law or the Uniform Commercial
Code (UCC), and explain why.
Analyze whether the owner formed a contract with the businesses, and apply the five essential elements of an
enforceable contract.
Explain the potential personal liability to Acme Fireworks if a spectator is injured by a stray firework from a
fireworks display.
Discuss the different employment types and relationships relevant to agency law, and analyze the advantages
and disadvantages of each type specific to Acme Fireworks.
Explain why Acme Fireworks should not operate as a sole proprietorship. Recommend a new business entity,
and provide rationale to support your recommendation.
For each task, be sure to analyze the relevant law, apply the facts to the law, and make a conclusion.
Facts:
Acme Fireworks, a fireworks retailer who sells fireworks, puts on ground display fireworks, and
large aerial display fireworks. The company started in the owner’s garage two years ago and now
has 15 employees that you manage. The company started as a sole proprietorship, and the owner
has never changed the entity. The owner has informed you that the company has received
inquiries from several large businesses wondering if the company could create several fireworks
displays on a regular basis. The owner told the inquirers that the company could fill such display
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