The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 12, Problem 5BCP
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Case s ummary: A person E was working as a district sales manager in company TCP. The company announced a bonus plan giving 200
To find : The indefiniteness of the bonus plan of company TCP to be an offer.
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