According to Debra, the vice president of sales and marketing, Theo Chocolate's competitive advantage within the chocolate industry is that it: a. manufactures chocolate bars in unusual and exotic flavors. b. primarily manufactures chocolate in popular flavors. c. has a horizontally integrated supply chain. d. is the only company that manufactures organic fair trade chocolate.

Sam robinson borrowed $21,000 from a friend and promised to pay the loan in 10 equal annual installments beginning one year from the date of the loan. sam’s friend would like to be reimbursed for the time value of money at a 9% annual rate. what is the annual payment sam must make to pay back his friend?

The advertisement demonstrates a popular way companies try to sell a product. what should consumers consider when it comes to the price of this product? it includes shipping and handling costs. it takes into account maintenance costs. it explains why this price is a good deal. it makes the full cost appears lower than it is.

In march 2012, the state of california started requiring that all packaging for food and drink with the additive 4-methylimidazole (4-mi) be clearly labeled with a cancer warning. because of this, both pepsi and coke changed their formula to eliminate 4-mi as an ingredient. if pepsi and coke did not change their formula, holding all else constant, what would have happened to the demand for these goods, assuming pepsi and coke were in a competitive market? a. the demand curve for both pepsi and coke would have shifted to the right, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for the companies to fall. b. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have remained unchanged, but the price of both products would have decreased and the profits for the companies would have fallen. c. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have decreased, but the prices and profits would not have changed. d. the demand curve for only one of them would change because pepsi and coke are substitutes. e. the demand curve for pepsi and coke would have shifted to the left, causing the price of both products to decrease and the profits for both companies to fall.