Maybelline falls down a well and is saved when her neighbor ruben makes a very daring rescue. ruben hoists her to safety, and maybelline hugs him and promises him a check for $100,000 for his kindness. ruben is delighted and when maybelline visits him the next day and again mentions the $100,000, he tells her that he is going to quit his job as a preschool music teacher and use the money to start a business. two days later he resigns from the nursery school and calls maybelline and asks when he can expect his money. he is startled when she replies that she is not going to give him a cent. will a court enforce maybelline's promise?

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

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Abank provides its customers mobile applications that significantly simplify traditional banking activities. for example, a customer can use a smartphone to take a picture of a check and electronically deposit into an account. this unique service demonstrates the bank’s desire to practice which one of porter’s strategies?