Manufacturer-driven substitution increases overall profitability for the manufacturer by allowing some aggregation of demand, which reduces the inventory requirements for the same level of availability

Manny Manufacturer sent an e-mail to its widget supplier with this message: "Please confirm by return e-mail if you will be able to send me an additional ten dozen red widgets for the usual price by the thirtieth of this month." Supplier e-mailed back: "Yes, the additional widgets will be part of our delivery to you on the morning of the thirtieth." This exchange created what type of contract?

a. Unilateral b. Bi-lateral c. Adhesionary d. Implied in law

To other investment options, we can safely say that investing in stocks

A) has equal risk. B) has greater risk. C) has less risk. D) is not worth the risk.