Jeff visited a car dealership and test-drove a used car. After discussing the price with Jake, a salesman at the dealership, and learning that he could buy the car for $500 less than the sticker price, Jeff asked Jake to hold the car for him until 8:00 PM that evening so he could bring his wife back to the dealership to see the car. Jake agreed, writing out a note promising not to sell the car until 8:00 PM. The note was written on dealership letterhead, but Jake did not sign his name. The dealership broke that promise and sold the car to Bill before 8:00 PM. Was the dealership free to sell the car? Can Jeff sue Bill and recover the car? Does Bill have a claim against the dealership?

The sticky-price theory asserts that the output prices of some goods and services adjust slowly to changes in the price level. suppose firms announce the prices for their products in advance, based on an expected price level of 100 for the coming year. many of the firms sell their goods through catalogs and face high costs of reprinting if they change prices. the actual price level turns out to be 110. faced with high menu costs, the firms that rely on catalog sales choose not to adjust their prices. sales from catalogs will

You are chairman of the board of a successful technology firm. there is a nominal federal corporate tax rate of 35 percent, yet the effective tax rate of the typical corporation is about 12.6%. your firm has been clever with use of transfer pricing and keeping money abroad and has barely paid any taxes over the last 5 years; during this same time period, profits were $28 billion. one member of the board feels that it is un-american to use various accounting strategies in order to avoid paying taxes. others feel that these are legal loopholes and corporations have a fiduciary responsibility to minimize taxes. one board member quoted what the ceo of exxon once said: “i’m not a u.s. company and i don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the u.s.” what are the alternatives? what are your recommendations? why do you recommend this course of action?

Money aggregates identify whether each of the following examples belongs in m1 or m2. if an example belongs in both, be sure to check both boxes. example m1 m2 gilberto has a roll of quarters that he just withdrew from the bank to do laundry. lorenzo has $25,000 in a money market account. neha has $8,000 in a two-year certificate of deposit (cd).