A Company Looking for Venture Capitalist Funding Is Deciding on the Design

question 17

Essay

A company looking for venture capitalist funding is deciding on the design of its operating system (OS) for its new phone. The first option is to simply buy the OS from another company. This would result in sales of either 10,000 units if the market is not crowded with similar phones or sales of only 3,000 units if the market is crowded. If the company decides to design its own OS the phone would have sales of 70,000 units if the OS was popular but sales of only 2,000 if the OS was a failure. Suppose that to recoup the cost of designing their own OS the company would need to sell twice as many phones as when they simply buy the OS for the profit from the scenarios to be equal. Which option should the company choose if the probability that the market is/ is not crowded is 50% and the probability that the OS is popular is 75%?

Distinguish between different types of third-party beneficiaries (creditor, donee, and incidental).

Examine the conditions under which assignments are considered valid.

Assess the role of notice in the assignment process and its impact on the parties involved.

Understand the implications of specific contractual clauses (e.g., anti-assignment clauses) and legal doctrines (statute of frauds, parol evidence rule) on contract enforceability.

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Definitions:

Disagreement Value

The value that parties expect to obtain if they decide not to agree or conclude a negotiation or agreement.

Storekeeper

A person in charge of the day-to-day operation of a store or warehouse, overseeing inventory and sales.

Sale Price

The final price at which a product or service is sold to consumers.

Bargaining Position

Bargaining position refers to the relative power or advantage one party has over another during negotiations, influencing the terms and outcomes.