Bento cuisine is a lunch-cart business. it occupies a street corner in texarkana, a city that straddles the border of arkansas and texas. across the street – and across the state line, which runs down the middle of the street – is rico's tacos. the two businesses compete for customers. recently, bento has begun to suspect that rico's is engaging in competitive behavior that is illegal. bento's manager overheard several of rico's employees discussing these competitive tactics while on a break at a nearby starbucks. bento files a lawsuit against rico's in a federal court based on diversity jurisdiction.1.can rico's file a motion claiming that the federal court lacks jurisdiction over this dispute?2.based on our discussion, can bento's mgr. testify about what he heard some of rico's employees say to one another while at the coffee shop?

Suppose that the firm cherryblossom has an orchard they are willing to sell today. the net annual returns to the orchard are expected to be $50,000 per year for the next 20 years. at the end of 20 years, it is expected the land will sell for $30,000. calculate the market value of the orchard if the market rate of return on comparable investments is 16%.

University hero is considering expanding operations beyond its healthy sandwiches. jim axelrod, vice president of marketing, would like to add a line of smoothies with a similar health emphasis. each smoothie would include two free health supplements such as vitamins, antioxidants, and protein. jim believes smoothie sales should fill the slow mid-afternoon period. adding the line of smoothies would require purchasing additional freezer space, machinery, and equipment. jim provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal. sandwichesonly sandwiches and smoothies net sales $ 750,000 $ 1,350,000 net income 120,000 210,000 average total assets 350,000 750,000 return on assetschoose numerator ÷ choose denominator = return on assets÷ = return on assets÷ = profit margin÷ = profit margin÷ = asset turnover÷ = asset turnover÷ = times

What part of the rational model of decision-making does the former business executive “elliott” have a problem completing?