Unhappy with the speed with which the company's export initiative was going, the ceo called mary adams, the person in charge of exports at ambient products, to understand the reasons for the company's delay. which of the following is a valid defense that mary adams can use?

a. the u. s. government does not provide any for exporters.
b. novice exporters tend to overestimate the time required to cultivate business in foreign countries.
c. exporters often face voluminous paperwork, complex formalities, and many potential delays and errors.
d. small firms are usually familiar with foreign market opportunities.
e. large firms do not consider exporting until their domestic market is saturated.

Which of the following is not a consideration when determining your asset allocation

The cook corporation has two divisions--east and west. the divisions have the following revenues and expenses: east westsales $ 603,000 $ 506,000 variable costs 231,000 300,000 traceable fixed costs 151,500 192,000 allocated common corporate costs 128,600 156,000 net operating income (loss) $ 91,900 $ (142,000 )the management of cook is considering the elimination of the west division. if the west division were eliminated, its traceable fixed costs could be avoided. total common corporate costs would be unaffected by this decision. given these data, the elimination of the west division would result in an overall company net operating income (loss) of: multiple choice$91,900$(64,100)$(142,000)$(50,100)

Leading guitar string producer wound up inc. has enjoyed a competitive advantage based on its proprietary coating that gives its strings a clearer sound and longer lifespan than uncoated strings. one of wound up's competitors, however, has recently developed a similar coating using less expensive ingredients, which allows it to charge a lower price than wound up for similar-quality strings. wound up's competitive advantage is in danger due to a. a lack of perceived value b. a lack of organization c. direct imitation and substitution d. resource immobility