, a doctor from the local hospital, is a friend of Fran, the owner of a candy store. Every day, Ed spends about five minutes in Fran’s candy store during his breaks, looking at the candy and usually buying one or two candy bars. One afternoon Ed goes into Fran’s store, looks at the candy and picks up a $1 candy bar. Fran is busy talking and checking out another customer so to avoid interrupting, Ed merely waves the candy bar at Fran without saying a word as he is walking toward the door. Fran smiles but keeps talking to the customer as Ed walks out. Based upon the information given, as well as making your own assumptions...do Ed and Fran have a contract? If so, what type of contract is it? Is it enforceable? Why or why not.

In year 1, the bennetts' 25-year-old daughter, jane, is a full-time student at an out-of-state university but she plans to return home after the school year ends. in previous years, jane has never worked and her parents have always been able to claim her as a dependent. in year 1, a kind neighbor offers to pay for all of jane's educational and living expenses. which of the following statements is most accurate regarding whether jane's parents would be allowed to claim an exemption for jane in year 1 assuming the neighbor pays for all of jane's support? a. no, jane must include her neighbor's gift as income and thus fails the gross income test for a qualifying relative. b.yes, because she is a full-time student and does not provide more than half of her own support, jane is considered her parent's qualifying child. c.no, jane is too old to be considered a qualifying child and fails the support test of a qualifying relative. d.yes, because she is a student, her absence is considered as "temporary." consequently she meets the residence test and is a considered a qualifying child of the bennetts.

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?

Emerson has an associate degree based on the chart below how will his employment opportunities change from 2008 to 2018