Skylark sodas has been a market leader in the soft drink industry for several decades. however, its market research shows that consumer tastes have begun to shift to sugar-free flavored seltzer waters, a product that skylark is capable of producing with minimal changes to its facilities and production processes. based on your knowledge of the core competence-market matrix, which diversification strategy should skylark

a) leverage existing core competencies to improve current market position.
b) build new core competencies to protect and extend current market position.
c) redeploy and recombine existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future.
d) build new core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future.

Georgia's gross pay was 35,600 this year she is to pay a federal income tax of 16% how much should georgia pay in federal income ax this year

Which statement best explains the relationship between points a and b? a. consumption reaches its highest point, and then supply begins to fall. b. inflation reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to expand. c. production reaches its highest point, and then the economy begins to contract. d. unemployment reaches its highest point, and then inflation begins to decrease.

Verizon communications, inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-k report. the aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at december 31, 2010, are as follows: years (dollars in millions) capital leases operatingleases 2011 $97 $1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 thereafter 81 5,277 total minimum 418 $ 12,633 rental commitments less interest and (86) executory costs present value of 332 minimum lease payments less current (75) installments long-term obligation $257 at december 31, 2010 (a) confirm that verizon capitalized its capital leases using a rate of 7.4 %. (b) compute the present value of verizon's operating leases, assuming an 7.4% discount rate and rounding the remaining lease term to 3 decimal places. (use a financial calculator or excel to compute. do not round until your final answers. round each answer to the nearest whole number.)