An industrial tool manufacturer relies on a distributor network with the largest online outlet and store network aimed at construction workers. The distributor network is seeking a manufacturer to provide them with private label products. They've decided they will offer only their own product line and not any other brand in this category of industrial tools. Now, the industrial tool company must decide whether or not to agree to this proposition or lose this company as a customer. This is an example of which of the competitive forces at play in this industry?

Consider the scenario below and let us know if you believe lauren smith's actions to be ethical. let us know why or why not. lauren smith is the controller for sports central, a chain of sporting goods stores. she has been asked to recommend a site for a new store. lauren has an uncle who owns a shopping plaza in the area of town where the new store is to be located, so she decides to contact her uncle about leasing space in his plaza. lauren also contacted several other shopping plazas and malls, but her uncle’s store turned out to be the most economical place to lease. therefore, lauren recommended locating the new store in her uncle’s shopping plaza. in making her recommendation to management, she did not disclose that her uncle owns the shopping plaza. if management decided to go with lauren's uncle's plaza, what additional information would be needed in the financial statements?