Tropical Vittles,LLC,hires Sophie to Act as Its Agent to Buy

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Essay

Tropical Vittles,LLC,hires Sophie to act as its agent to buy a ten-acre tract of land from Rico for $1,000 per acre.Tropical Vittles does not want Rico to know that it is the principal or that Sophie is its agent.Tropical Vittles wants the land for a new fast-food restaurant,and believes that Rico may not sell the land for that purpose or may demand a premium price.Sophie makes the purchase,signing only her name to the contract as the buyer and not disclosing to Rico the agency relationship.The transfer of the deed is to occur on May 1.Rico learns of Tropical Vittles's identity on April 15.Can Rico legally refuse to deed the property on May 1? Explain.

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Constant-cost Industry

An industry where the input prices and costs of production do not change as the industry output changes.

Supply Curve

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Purely Competitive

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Allocative Efficiency

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