Bill enters a country club one night to see his business competitor alicia sitting sadly on the patio. bill knows alicia just declared bankruptcy for her business, and bill decides to humiliate her in front of her friends and play a joke on her. to do this he decides to offer her his $100,000 porsche for only $5,000 believing that she would of course have to say “no” since she lost all her money. alicia surprises him however, by accepting his offer, shouting gleefully “of course i will buy your porsche for $5000. bill! ” is there a valid contract

Identify an organization with the low-total-cost value proposition and suggest at least two possible measures within each of the four balanced scorecard perspectives.

(a) what was the opportunity cost of non-gm food for many buyers before 2008? (b) why did they prefer the alternative? (c) what was the opportunity cost in 2008? (d) why did it change?

What is private equity investing? who participates in it and why? how is palamon positioned in the industry? how does private equity investing compare with public market investing? what are the similarities and differences between the two? why is palamon interested in teamsystem? does it fit with palamon’s investment strategy? how much is 51% of teamsystem’s common equity worth? use both a discounted cash flow and a multiple-based valuation to justify your recommendation. what complexities do cross-border deals introduce? what are the specific risks of this deal? what should louis elson recommend to his partners? is it a go or not? if it is a go, what nonprice terms are important? if it’s not a go, what counterproposal would you make?