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Prepare a case assessment analyzing Bill Gates's option: Pay $1.5 billion for a firm with total annual revenues of less than $200 million (in and using exhibit 3).

Microsoft/Intuit
by William E. Fruhan
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What influenced Bill Gates' decision making process in Microsoft's purchase of Inuit for $1.5 billion given that Inuit's revenue was just $200 million a year? Answer given in Excel and Word.

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