Jeff was a subcontractor, bidding on a contract for ace corp., the general contractor. when adding up the total of materials and labor, jeff's secretary mistakenly moved the decimal point one place, ending up with a bid of $3500 rather than $35,000. ace corp. accepted jeff's bid, mostly because all the other bids were over $30,000. when jeff learned of the mistake, he tells ace corp. that he cannot do the job for $3500. if ace corp. sues to enforce this contract, what is the most likely result?

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration

Suppose that with a budget of $110, deborah spends $66 on sushi and $44 on bagels when sushi costs $2 per piece and bagels cost $2 per bagel. but then, the price of bagels falls to $1 per bagel.

In a recent annual report, apple computer reported the following in one of its disclosure notes: "warranty expense: the company provides currently for the estimated cost for product warranties at the time the related revenue is recognized." this note exemplifies apple's use of: (a) conservatism.(b) matching. (c) realization principle. (d) economic entity.