Acompany's biggest vulnerability in employing a best-cost provider strategy a. relying too heavily on outsourcing. b. getting squeezed between the strategies of firms employing low-cost provider and high-end differentiation strategies. c. getting trapped in a price war with low-cost leaders. d. being too timid in cutting its prices far enough below high-end differentiators many of their customers. e. not having a sustainable distinctive competence in cost reduction.

Amano s preguntes cationing to come fonds and consumer good 8. why did the u.s. government use rationing for some foods and consumer goods during world war ii?

In each of the following, what happens to the unemployment rate? does the unemployment rate give an accurate impression of what’s happening in the labor market? a.esther lost her job and begins looking for a new one.b.sam, a steelworker who has been out of work since his mill closed last year, becomes discouraged and gives up looking for work.c.dan, the sole earner in his family of 5, just lost his $90,000 job as a research scientist. immediately, he takes a part-time job at starbucks until he can find another job in his field.

Lambert manufacturing has $100,000 to invest in either project a or project b. the following data are available on these projects (ignore income taxes.): project a project b cost of equipment needed now $100,000 $60,000 working capital investment needed now - $40,000 annual cash operating inflows $40,000 $35,000 salvage value of equipment in 6 years $10,000 - both projects will have a useful life of 6 years and the total cost approach to net present value analysis. at the end of 6 years, the working capital investment will be released for use elsewhere. lambert's required rate of return is 14%. the net present value of project b is: