Lucia is very interested in buying charlotte's apartment and has toured it several times. she pays charlotte $5,000 to hold the offer open (that is, not to sell the apartment to anyone else) for three days, so that lucia can think it over. the next day, lucia's realtor, antonio, shows her an apartment that she prefers. lucia buys it on the spot. charlotte sues antonio for tortious interference with a contract. what result? a. charlotte wins because antonio improperly induced lucia to buy another property. b. charlotte loses because antonio did not have actual malice. c. charlotte loses because she did not have a contract with lucia for the sale of the apartment. d. charlotte wins because antonio intentionally inflicted emotional distress on charlotte.

M. cotteleer electronics supplies microcomputer circuitry to a company that incorporates microprocessors into refrigerators and other home appliances. one of the components has an annual demand of 235 units, and this is constant throughout the year. carrying cost is estimated to be $1.25 per unit per year, and the ordering (setup) cost is $21 per order. a) to minimize cost, how many units should be ordered each time an order is placed? b) how many orders per year are needed with the optimal policy? c) what is the average inventory if costs are minimized? d) suppose that the ordering cost is not $21, and cotteleer has been ordering 125 units each time an order is placed. for this order policy (of q = 125) to be optimal, determine what the ordering cost would have to be.