Bob, a merchant, makes an offer to Linda, another merchant, to buy 1,000 of her widgets in a signed letter containing all necessary terms of the offer. The letter states that Bob will keep the offer open for three weeks from the day the offeree receives it. One week later, Bob writes another letter to Linda attempting to revoke his offer. Linda writes a letter to Bob accepting Bob's original offer before she receives his revocation. Which of the following statements is true of this situation?
a. Linda's acceptance is effective and a contract is created.
b. Bob's revocation is effective and no contract is created.
c. Promissory estoppel prevents the formation of a contract in this situation.
d. The offer cannot be revoked since it is an option offer.

Problem 9-5. net present value and taxes [lo 1, 2] penguin productions is evaluating a film project. the president of penguin estimates that the film will cost $20,000,000 to produce. in its first year, the film is expected to generate $16,500,000 in net revenue, after which the film will be released to video. video is expected to generate $10,000,000 in net revenue in its first year, $2,500,000 in its second year, and $1,000,000 in its third year. for tax purposes, amortization of the cost of the film will be $12,000,000 in year 1 and $8,000,000 in year 2. the company’s tax rate is 35 percent, and the company requires a 12 percent rate of return on its films. required what is the net present value of the film project? to simplify, assume that all outlays to produce the film occur at time 0. should the company produce the film?

Conor is 21 years old and just started working after college. he has opened a retirement account that pays 2.5% interest compounded monthly. he plans on making monthly deposits of $200. how much will he have in the account when he reaches 591 years of age?

Dyed-denim corporation is seeking to lower the costs of value creation and achieve a low-cost position. as a result, it plans to move its manufacturing plant from the u. s. to thailand, which based on company research, is the optimal location for production. this strategic move will most likely allow the company to realize