Did Jim and Laura Buy a Car?

Worth 200 points

HINT: See Chapters 10-14 of the text to help understand some of the legal issues covered in this assignment.

Jim and Laura Buyer visit the local car dealership because they are interested in buying a new car. The car they currently have is aging and is starting to have mechanical problems. Jim and Laura would share the new car, and use it to go back and forth to work and school. Before going to the dealership, Jim and Laura decide that they can only afford $400.00 a month in car payments.

Once at the car dealership, Jim and Laura meet Stan Salesman. Stan shows them several vehicles and Jim and Laura test-drive several of the cars. Jim and Laura particularly like the blue 4-door sedan. Therefore, they agree to give Stan Salesman a $100.00 deposit to hold the car for a day. Stan Salesman does not give them the receipt but guarantees that the $100.00 is refundable. No documents were signed.

The next day, Stan Salesman calls Jim and Laura to ask them when they would like to take delivery of the car. Jim and Laura, on the way home from the dealership, decided that they were not going to buy the car because they did not want to spend that money each month. Therefore, Jim and Laura tell Stan salesman that they have decided not to buy the car and request their $100.00 deposit back.

Stan insists that the $100.00 was a deposit on the car and was meant to be part of the contract to buy the car. Stan is very persistent and insistent that Jim and Laura have contracted to buy the car; therefore, the $100.00 will be applied to the purchase price of the car. Jim and Laura are shocked and angry as not only do they not want to spend the money, but now feel as though they are being duped by Stan Salesman.

Jim and Laura have an appointment to see a lawyer in a few days, but know you are a student taking a business law class and come to you for advice. They are very frazzled, and understandably upset that they may have just purchased a car. Since you have been taking business law, you have read and understand the elements of a contract and the defenses to a contract. Therefore, although you are not a lawyer, you provide some basic advice from what you’ve learned in your business law class.

In three to five (3-5) pages, advise Jim and Laura based on the above facts as presented, the material provided in the text, and material covered in the lecture. In your paper, be sure to address the following:

1. Define the elements of a legal contract using examples from the scenario where applicable.
2. Decide whether or not there was a contract for the purchase of the automobile.
3. Identify the facts from the scenario which support your decision on whether or not a contract exists for the purchase of the automobile.
4. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as quality academic resources.
5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
   • Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
   • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
   • Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

VI. Conclusion
For this section of the assessment, you will present a summary of the findings and recommendations explored on the report.

A. Summarize how the company can expand the number of its commendable accomplishments and how these changes in corporate policy
improve on these accomplishments. Think about the connections to key stakeholders and its profitability.

B. Summarize how the recommended changes relate to the company’s mission. Consider including the long-term impact of this company’s policies
on the key stakeholders and how this affects the profitability of the company in a positive manner.

VII. Executive Summary
For this section of the assessment, you will summarize your consulting report in short form. Even though this is the last section of your assessment,
executive summaries are actually placed at the beginning of consulting reports, before the introduction.

A. Summarize your key findings and recommendations on the following:
 Analysis
 Recommendations
 Implementation
 Opportunities
 Benefits to the company

The paper is mostly written. I just need an abstract and constitution. This is the assignment:

Create a plan that outlines a research study and the associated qualitative method(s) you will use to analyze the data collected in the research study. The plan must include an abstract, introduction, literature review, methods section, and an expected conclusions section per APA standards. At least seven outside sources are to be used in the literature review section of the study. Please use your feedback from assignments prepared during the first four weeks (first four assignments if in the 12 week course) as guidance for your research plan.

Your research plan should look like a research article from a refereed journal, without the results section, but with an expected conclusions section. The most time and emphasis should be placed on the method and expected conclusions sections of your paper, as appropriate qualitative research methods are the focus of this course.

Details: For your selected topic, please complete the following:

• Abstract – this is a relatively short piece, no more than one page in length (double spaced), where you summarize the paper. In it, you will give a brief description of the research study to be done. This piece of the proposal should be written in such a way that the reader of your Research Plan will be interested in your proposal and want to read further to find out the details.
• Introduction – this is where you introduce the study Here you discuss the problem, going from the broad to the narrow topic, pointing toward the specific problem of which you plan to address with the literature. In a qualitative study, you will generally be investigating a research question that starts with “Why?” or “How?”. Whereas, the quantitative research questions generally address “How Much?” or “How Many”. Each section of your research plan should have alignment. Once you identify the specific problem and the prospective research question(s), you will be able to examine the literature within the scope of the specific problem to be investigated.
• Literature Review – in this section, you should present existing information regarding your topic. You will present summaries of articles and their findings that support the background leading up to your study, or any aspect of the research proposed.
• Method-here you tell the reader how you will gather the data that you will need to address the specific problem. This should be in alignment with the introduction and the proposed research question(s). Tell the reader how you plan to address the research questions with collection of the data. Briefly include the type of qualitative study (case study, qualitative, phenomenological, or other), as well as all qualitative research procedures you’ll use to gather and evaluate your data. Your target audience and the specific research techniques that you will use should be identified in this section of the paper.

• Expected Conclusions – using fake data, use charts, graphs, and any analyses you think are appropriate for this proposal. Write a summary description, critique, evaluation, and comparison of the qualitative research technique(s). Discuss each method’s procedures, strengths and weaknesses, typical findings, best applications, and the unique qualities of each.

Support your paper with a minimum of 7 resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including older articles, may be included.

Length: 12-15 pages not including title and reference pages
References: Minimum of 7 scholarly resources.

Your task is to present and evaluate the reasoning from a non-scholarly source on each side of your issue. There is no need to take sides on the issue at this stage. In your analysis, strive to be as objective as possible, evaluating the reasoning from a neutral point of view. For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week One Example paper.

Your paper should include clearly labeled sections addressing the following elements:

• Introduction (approximately 100 words)
  • Explain your topic.
  • State the specific question that you are addressing.
• Presentation of an Argument
  • Describe the non-scholarly source (e.g., an op-ed, newspaper article, website, etc.) on one side of the issue and summarize the key points made (approximately 50 words).
  • Present what you see as the main argument from that source. Make sure to present your argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)
  • Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source (approximately 200 words)
    • In completing your evaluation, consider assessing how well the research supports the premises of the main argument and how strongly the reasoning supports the conclusion of that argument.
• Presentation of an Argument on the Other Side of the Issue
  • Describe the non-scholarly source on the opposite side of the issue and summarize the key points made. (approximately 50 words)
  • Present what you see as the main argument from that source. Make sure to present your argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)
  • Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source (approximately 200 words)
    • In completing your evaluation, consider assessing how well the research supports the premises of the main argument and how strongly the reasoning supports the conclusion.

1) Find a relevant news article/paper where you find an organization that has put into practice certain values that you feel have resulted in a good outcome.

2) Post a link to the news article/paper.

3) Write at approximately 250 words summarizing the article and analyzing the article from the perspective of a fellow member of society who strives for a more ideal society in the future. What are the values to which this organization has adhered? What evidence (usually in the form of the organization’s actions) demonstrates the organization’s commitment to those aforementioned values? How could those same values be exported and applied by other organizations to their own actions?