When gilded products planned to start its operations in upper medici, an emerging nation, it realized that it would have to set up its own distribution channels. this would be a risky and expensive strategic move. the company had an option of hiring a small supply chain management company, canopy logistics, to reach its ultimate customers. however, this would require canopy logistics to make huge investments, which would be of no use to it if gilded products decided to exit the market. thus, to gain canopy logistics’ confidence, gilded products purchased 40 percent of the stock of canopy logistics. what does this scenario best illustrate

James albemarle created a trust fund at the beginning of 2016. the income from this fund will go to his son edward. when edward reaches the age of 25, the principal of the fund will be conveyed to united charities of cleveland. mr. albemarle specified that 75 percent of trustee fees are to be paid from principal. terry jones, cpa, is the trustee. james albemarle transferred cash of $500,000, stocks worth $400,000, and rental property valued at $250,000 to the trustee of this fund. immediately invested cash of $360,000 in bonds issued by the u. s. government. commissions of $7,900 are paid on this transaction. incurred permanent repairs of $9,000 so that the property can be rented. payment is made immediately. received dividends of $8,000. of this amount, $3,000 had been declared prior to the creation of the trust fund. paid insurance expense of $4,000 on the rental property. received rental income of $10,000. paid $8,000 from the trust for trustee services rendered. conveyed cash of $7,000 to edward albemarle.

Evaluate a real situation between two economic actors; it could be any scenario: two competing businesses, two countries in negotiations, two kids trading baseball cards, you and another person involved in an exchange or anything else. use game theory to analyze the situation and the outcome (or potential outcome). be sure to explain the incentives, benefits and risks each face.

Communication comes in various forms. which of the following is considered an old form of communication? a) e-mail b) letter c) skype d) texting