Alumplus aluminum company has come up with a new type of metal. however, producing it would take up 75 percent of its manufacturing capacity and would hinder its ability to continue producing its other products. alumplus aluminum hires lm group of manufacturers to manufacture the new type of metal. this collaborative arrangement is most likely to be classified as . capability complementation. b. disintermediation solo .c. internal development. d. outsourcing

At a young age, ebony's coaches were confident she had the potential to be a world-class swimmer with a future coaching career. after four years on an athletic scholarship and olympic experience under her belt, she chose a different path. with her savings and personal connections, she rented a corner building in a bustling san francisco neighborhood and pursued her dream: a surf shop business. ebony's dream was rooted in which basic right of free-market capitalism?

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?

If you offer up your car as a demonstration that you will pay off your loan to a bank or another financial lending institution, you are using your car as collateral. true false