ACME,IncIs a Software Producer That Entered into a Verbal Agreement

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Essay

ACME,Inc.is a software producer that entered into a verbal agreement with XYZ Corporation wherein XYZ agreed to buy ACME's newly developed software.The agreement also provided that ACME would supply training personnel,as well as technical personnel,to work with XYZ employees in installing and learning the software.What law governs this agreement?

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Definitions:

Profitability Index

A calculation that determines the relationship between the costs and benefits of a proposed project through a ratio derived from present value of future cash flows divided by initial investment.

Net Present Value

An analysis that assesses the worth of a project or investment by comparing all incoming and outgoing cash flows against a discount rate.

Internal Rate Of Return

A metric used in capital budgeting to estimate the profitability of potential investments.

Payback Method

A capital budgeting method that calculates the time needed to recoup the initial investment from the cash inflows.