The neti-pot company ran a magazine ad that contained the following message:

"$100 reward will be paid by neti-pot co. to any person who suffers from hayfever after having used the neti-pot three times daily for 4 weeks, according to the printed instructions supplied with the pot. we have deposited $1000 with first national union bank to show how much we believe in the healing powers of the neti-pot."

sheldon used the neti-pot every day for 4 weeks, but still suffered from seasonal hayfever allergies. will he be able to collect $100 from the neti-pot company?

(a) no, because advertisement are not generally offers.

(b) no, because the advertisements are an invitation to bid.

(c) no, because no reasonable person would have believed neti-pot's ad to be an offer.

(d) yes, because sheldon accepted the offer contained in the neti-pot ad by performance.

4. project memo your supervisor has asked you to create a final copy of a memo announcing a special project. open the microsoft® word file ch01 memo from the data files. edit the memo to correct errors in keyboarding, punctuation, spelling, and word usage. submit the edited document to your instructor along with this assignment.to: department supervisorsfrom: tomas perezdate: january 3, 20--subject: playground projectas you now, are offices are close each year on observance of martin luther king, jr. day. this year, the company is organizing a service project for that day. we will be clean up the grove street playground and panting bushes, blubs, and flowers. the company is donating now playground equiptment and park benches. cleanup gear and tools will be provided, and a cook out will conclude the days’ activities. farther information will be provided as the date draws nearer. encourage the employee in you department too participate in this worthwhile effort.

Bakery has bought 250 pounds of muffin dough. they want to make waffles or muffins in half-dozen packs out of it. half a dozen of muffins requires 1 lb of dough and a pack of waffles uses 3/4 lb of dough. it take bakers 6 minutes to make a half-dozen of waffles and 3 minutes to make a half-dozen of muffins. their profit will be $1.50 on each pack of waffles and $2.00 on each pack of muffins. how many of each should they make to maximize profit, if they have just 20 hours to do everything?

You hold a diversified $100,000 portfolio consisting of 20 stocks with $5,000 invested in each. the portfolio's beta is 1.12. you plan to sell a stock with b = 0.90 and use the proceeds to buy a new stock with b = 1.50. what will the portfolio's new beta be? do not round your intermediate calculations.