Fred Is a Partner in a Land Development Partnership

question 15

Multiple Choice

Fred is a partner in a land development partnership.He has learned independently of an opportunity to pursue a land development project with Nelly.Nelly refuses to be involved in business with Fred if he associates his partnership in the project.Nelly will do business with Fred only if he is independent of his partners.Fred will have no liability to his partners if

• A)he keeps the opportunity secret.
• B)he is careful to inform any third parties with whom he and Nelly do business that he is not acting on behalf of the partnership.
• C)he ensures that anything he does on the project is outside office hours.
• D)no damages are suffered by the partnership.
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Sequential Game

A strategic game where players make decisions one after another, with later players having knowledge of the previous actions.

Equilibrium

A situation where market demand equals supply, causing price levels to remain unchanged.

Mixed Strategies

A strategy in game theory where a player chooses probabilistically between different actions to prevent predictability.

Sequentially Played Game

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