and Donald disagree on the interpretation of a business contract. Peter believes Donald owes him $20,000 and Donald believes he owes nothing. Each has been advised by his attorn cost of litigating the case will be $2,000 each. What is Peter's threat value?
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- Auchiel and Ben are working in patnership as accountants. Kuria gives auchiel ksh. 100,000 for investment in some good security. Auchiel hides this to co-partner (Ben) and misappropriates the money. Kuria files a suit on the firm for the recovery of his ksh. 100,000 in your opinion, will he succeed? Give reasons.If Wu accepts the contract with Worthington, he would either have to (a) cancel two prom contracts each for one car for six hours or (b) cancel one business event for three cars contracted for two hours each. What are the relevant opportunity costs of accepting the Worthington contract in each case? Which contract should he cancel?Imagine you are working for an insurance companies. An individual is calming 10,000$ worth of stolen objects on an insurance claim, but you suspect he may only as suffer a loss of 6,000$. You have the ability to offer a settlement. If accepted, the claim is close and the individual receives such payment. If rejected, a court will decide the payment is 6,000$ or 10,000$. If the individual really lost 10,000$, there is 60% chance the court will decide in his favor. If the individual only lost 6,000$, there is 60% chance the court will only grant him that amount. Propose a settlement amount that will allow you to figure out if the individual is lying or not. Between 7600 and 8400
