Under the UCC, an entrustment of goods to a merchant who deals in that kind of goods gives the merchant the power to transfer the entrustor's title in those goods to:

(a) a buyer even if the sale was not in the ordinary course of business

(b) buyer in the ordinary course of business

(c) no one

(d) only choices (a) and (b) are correct

Noel's Ski shop sells a pair of skis to Fred. When he first uses the skis, they snap in two. The cause is something that Noel did not know about and could not have discovered. If Fred sues Noel, he will likely:

(a) win because Noel breached the merchant's implied duty of inspection

(b) win because Noel breached the implied warranty of merchantability

(c) lose because Noel knew nothing about the defect that made the skis unsafe

(d) lose because consumers should reasonably expect to find on occasion that a product will not work as warranted