An elderly woman regularly corresponded with her only niece (her sister’s daughter), who lived out of town. one day she sent her niece a letter telling her that she planned to leave everything she owned to the niece upon her death. when the woman died, her will left her entire estate valued at $200,000 to her nephew (her niece’s only brother). the nephew wrote his sister a letter telling her that he felt bad about being the only person named in their aunt’s will, and added, “i’m going to share her estate with you. we can discuss the details at the funeral.” the niece spent $800 on a round-trip ticket to attend her aunt’s funeral. after the funeral, she spoke with her brother, who told her that he had changed his mind about sharing their aunt’s estate with her. he went on to say that he would be willing to share the estate with her if she were willing to share their mother’s estate with him when their mother passed on. the niece responded by telling him that their mother had already signed over all the property to her. he replied that, given her attitude, he would keep their aunt’s estate for himself. later, after the two had returned to their respective homes, no longer on speaking terms, the niece sued the nephew for a 50% share of their aunt’s estate. what amount, if any, should the niece realize from her suit?

Daniel owns 100 shares of abc corporation's common stock. abc uses the fair value option, and recent declines in the firm's credit rating have caused the value of the firm's outstanding bonds payable to drop by 10%. daniel feels this is good news, but he wants to know what you think about the situation. which of the following represents your best response? a : "this situation may be positive for you in that the change in abc's credit standing indicates that the value of the firm's assets is likely increasing. however, the drop in bond value may negate any positive effects on your bottom line, because it means your claim on the firm's assets is simultaneously decreasing." b : "actually, this is bad news all around. the drop in the value of abc's bonds payable means shareholders' claims on the firm's assets have decreased. moreover, abc's declining credit rating means that the firm's assets are probably also dropping in value, thus magnifying your losses even more." c : "on the surface, this seems like good news because it means your claim on the firm's assets has increased. however, the drop in creditworthiness may also indicate that abc's assets are declining in value, thus offsetting any gains associated with the drop in bonds payable." d : "you're right! this is good news because it means that abc's debtholders have a decreased claim on the firm's assets. as a result, the firm's existing shareholders"like you"have seen their claim on the firm's assets increase."

Which statement is not true about a peptide bond? which statement is not true about a peptide bond? the peptide bond has partial double-bond character. the carbonyl oxygen and the amide hydrogen are most often in a trans configuration with respect to one another. rotation is restricted about the peptide bond. the peptide bond is longer than the typical carbon-nitrogen bond.

Which of the following situations is most likely to change a buyer's market into a seller's market? a. a natural disaster that drives away a lot of the population. b. the price of building materials suddenly going up. c. the government buys up a lot of houses to build a new freeway. d. a factory laying off a lot of workers in the area.