Which of the following firms is exploring a market development opportunity? select one: a. the coleman camping gear company boosts sales of popular lanterns by setting up promotional displays at well-attended outdoor events. b. campbell's targets health-conscious consumers with a new line of low-sodium soups. c. mcdonald's opens two upscale hotels in switzerland to serve families and business travelers. d. the e-z-go golf cart company begins selling golf carts for use in malls, factories, and airports. e. mammoth mountain ski resort offers horseback riding and a mountain bike park for summer visitors.

The legal form of business ownership that is owned by many people is called a

Ajustification for job training programs is that they improve worker productivity. suppose that you are asked to evaluate whether more job training makes workers more productive. however, rather than having data on individual workers, you have access to data on manufacturing firms in ohio. in particu- lar, for each firm, you have information on hours of job training per worker (training) and number of nondefective items produced per worker hour (output). (i) carefully state the ceteris paribus thought experiment underlying this policy question. (ii) does it seem likely that a firm’s decision to train its workers will be independent of worker characteristics? what are some of those measurable and unmeasurable worker characteristics? (iii) name a factor other than worker characteristics that can affect worker productivity. (iv) if you find a positive correlation between output and training, would you have convincingly established that job training makes workers more productive? explain.

Eliza works for a consumer agency educating young people about advertisements. instead of teaching students to carefully read advertisement claims, she encourages them to develop a strong sense of self and to keep their life goals and dreams separate from commercial products. why might eliza's advice make sense?