Quinn has job offers in wrexington and across the country in charlieville. the wrexington job would pay a salary of $50,000 per year, and the charlieville job would pay a salary of $40,000 per year. the cpi in wrexington is 150, and the cpi in charlieville is 90. refer to scenario 24-4. if quinn only cares about maximizing her purchasing power, then she should

a) take the charlieville job.

b) take the wrexington job.

c) take either job because they both have the same purchasing power.

d) the answer cannot be determined from the information given because a salary is not the same as purchasing power.

b) a student tests 100 students to determine whether other students on her campus prefer soda brand a or soda brand b and finds no evidence that preference for brand a is not 0.5. later, a marketing company tests all students on campus and finds no difference. choose the correct answer below.

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Which of the following is one of the advantages primarily associated with a performance appraisal? (a) it protects employees against discrimination on the basis of race. (b) it motivates employees to work on their shortcomings. (c) it encourages employees to play the role of the whistle-blower. (d) it accurately measures the resources of the firm.