Amicrochip company wants a computer company to produce more powerful tablets and therefore use more of its chips. that same computer company wants the microchip maker to create chips with faster processing power. what approach could these companies take so that both can serve stockholders well?
o both companies should reduce prices to force out competitors and make entering the market less appealing to potential rivals.
o whichever company is larger should acquire the smaller one and impose its management system on the acquired company.
o the two companies should enter a strategic alliance to bring about a win-win situation for them and to limit their rivals' power.
o for data security reasons, both companies should remain separate and refrain from sharing information.

Which stroke of the four-stroke cycle is shown in the above figure? a. power b. compression c. exhaust d. intake

Alandowner entered into a written agreement with a real estate broker whereby the broker would receive a commission of 10% of the sale price if he procured a "ready, willing, and able buyer" for the landowner's property and if the sale actually proceeded through closing. the broker found a buyer who agreed in writing to buy the property from the landowner for $100,000, the landowner's asking price. the buyer put up $6,000 as a down payment. the agreement between the landowner and the buyer contained a liquidated damages clause providing that, if the buyer defaulted by failing to tender the balance due of $94,000 at the closing date, damages would be 10% of the purchase price. the landowner included that clause because she was counting on using the proceeds of the sale for a business venture that would likely net her at least $10,000. the buyer became seriously ill and defaulted. when he recovered, he demanded that the landowner return his $6,000, and the landowner refused. the broker also demanded the $6,000 from the landowner and was refused. the broker and the buyer filed separate suits against the landowner, with the buyer pleading impossibility of performance. the two cases are consolidated into a single case. how should the court rule as to the disposition of the $6,000?

Marcus nurseries inc.'s 2005 balance sheet showed total common equity of $2,050,000, which included $1,750,000 of retained earnings. the company had 100,000 shares of stock outstanding which sold at a price of $57.25 per share. if the firm had net income of $250,000 in 2006 and paid out $100,000 as dividends, what would its book value per share be at the end of 2006, assuming that it neither issued nor retired any common stock?