On Thursday, Trista receives a letter from Charlie in which he offers to sell her a diamond ring. The letter states: "if you choose to accept, you must do so prior to 2:00 p. m. tomorrow." Trista had a telegram of acceptance dispatched before 2:00 p. m. on Friday. The telegram is delivered toCharlie's home at 2:15 p. m. Do Trista and Charlie have a contract?

A. No, because Trista's supposed acceptance was untimely.
B. Yes, because Trista dispatched the telegram prior to 2:00 p. m.
C. No, because Trista's use of a telegram was not a proper method to accept an offer.
D. Yes, unless Charlie is not home to receive the telegram.

Assume the government imposes a $2.25 tax on suppliers, which results in a shift of the supply curve from s1 to s2. the price the seller receives for the product after paying the tax is

In early january, burger mania acquired 100% of the common stock of the crispy taco restaurant chain. the purchase price allocation included the following items: $4 million, patent; $3 million, trademark considered to have an indefinite useful life; and $5 million, goodwill. burger mania's policy is to amortize intangible assets with finite useful lives using the straight-line method, no residual value, and a five-year service life. what is the total amount of amortization expense that would appear in burger mania's income statement for the first year ended december 31 related to these items?

Dr. sperry, a biologist, is using excel to track growth rates of different populations of bacteria. she has a very complex formula in one cell. it begins with “round”. dr. sperry would like to see exactly how excel’s calculation reached the final rounded value that she sees in the cell. what could dr. sperry do to best understand how the calculation was made? try different formulas on her own until she reaches the value shown in excel click on the evaluate formula button in the formulas tab and then click “step in” select the cell and then look at the formula in the formula field of the ribbon remove “round” from the formula in order to see the actual value before rounding