Davis' company is on the verge of signing a two-year agreement with Krauss Corp. to become Krauss' paper supplier for a three-state area. Delaney, who wants his company to represent Krauss for the same three-state area, threatens Davis with bodily harm if he signs the contract with Krauss. Davis, deciding his physical well-being is more important to him than the company, does not sign the contract. What result?

a. Delaney has committed tortious interference with prospective advantage.
b. Delaney has committed tortious interference with a contract.
c. Davis has committed tortious interference with a prospective advantage.
d. Both Delaney and Davis have committed tortious interference with contract.

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.