Michael borrowed $8000 from Amanda to start a new business and, therefore, owes her that amount. Michael sells his car to Alan. Alan agrees to pay Kathy the $8000 that Michael owes her. In this scenario, Amanda is

Moon flower cosmetics company executives are aware that their asian customer base is interested in advanced skin care treatments beyond moon flower's traditional herbal and organic compounds. moon flower and a large american chemical company are in discussions to create a 50-50 partnership in a new firm, which would create skin care treatments based on innovative chemical formulations that would be marketed both in asia and in the united states. beyond being a cross-border alliance, this partnership can be called a(n)a. nonequity strategic alliance.b. joint venture.c. horizontal complementary alliance.d. equity strategic alliance.