Answer:
C) The friend may sell the land only after formally foreclosing on the property.
Explanation:
The friend is not the current owner of the land, but he will be if he forecloses the property. The friend received the deed for security purposes, but the ownership was not transferred. This deed can be treated as a mortgage and the friend (creditor) needs to foreclose it thorough a judicial actions before being able to sell it to a third party.
The friend may sell the land, but only after formally foreclosing
The firm initiates a price decrease, their projection on the competitors' reaction is they will also decrease their price to level with them. Starting a price decrease will affect the whole market of like products. Also, another angle that they considered is they will be reprimanded by their regulatory board.
B. Inflation
Inflation is when a country prints too much money, therefore decreasing the value of the currency.
