Upon reaching saturation level in the u. s. market, a fitness firm with an activity tracker decides to expand its service internationally. throughout its history, the company has been a pioneer in the technological capabilities to understand customer activity patterns and provide suggestions for its customers. this illustrates which of the following incentives for implementing an international strategy? a. using rapidly developing technologies in other countries. b. competing with similar services in other countries. c. searching for needed resources to improve these technological capabilities. d. gaining classification as an international company.

Which statement describes a monopoly? many firms produce identical products with no control over the market price. many firms produce differentiated products with control over market price. a single firm produces a product with no close substitutes and control over the market price. a single firm produces a product with many close substitutes and limited control over the market price.

Following is a list of various costs incurred in producing replacement automobile parts. with respect to the production and sale of these auto parts, classify each cost as either variable costs, fixed costs, or mixed costs. 1. oil used in manufacturing equipment 2. plastic 3. property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment 4. salary of plant manager 5. cost of labor for hourly workers 6. packaging 7. factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month 8. metal 9. rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used 10. property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 11. straight-line depreciation on the production equipment 12. hourly wages of machine operators 13. electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour 14. computer chip (purchased from a vendor) 15. pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job

Quantitative problem: you need $20,000 to purchase a used car. your wealthy uncle is willing to lend you the money as an amortized loan. he would like you to make annual payments for 4 years, with the first payment to be made one year from today. he requires a 8% annual return. what will be your annual loan payments? round your answer to the nearest cent. do not round intermediate calculations. $ how much of your first payment will be applied to interest and to principal repayment? round your answer to the nearest cent. do not round intermediate calculations. interest: $ principal repayment