In the early 1980's, 7 people in the Chicago area were poisoned by Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. Although the company's investigation showed that the tainted capsules had not been tampered with at the factories where they were produced, Johnson & Johnson took immediate action through a massive recall and offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible. Industry experts believe that this led to the brand's ability to recover from the negative publicity surrounding the "Tylenol Murders". Johnson & Johnson's actions illustrate:a) The power of the Food and Drug Administrationb) How managing negative publicity is impossiblec) The importance of sacrificing short-term profits for long-term credibilityd) The need to combat negative publicity with facts in order to maintain sales levelse) The importance of sustainability on public perception and the bottom line

5. profit maximization and shutting down in the short run suppose that the market for polos is a competitive market. the following graph shows the daily cost curves of a firm operating in this market. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 price (dollars per polo) quantity (thousands of polos) mc atc avc for each price in the following table, calculate the firm's optimal quantity of units to produce, and determine the profit or loss if it produces at that quantity, using the data from the previous graph to identify its total variable cost. assume that if the firm is indifferent between producing and shutting down, it will produce. (hint: you can select the purple points [diamond symbols] on the previous graph to see precise information on average variable cost.) price quantity total revenue fixed cost variable cost profit (dollars per polo) (polos) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) (dollars) 12.50 135,000 27.50 135,000 45.00 135,000 if the firm shuts down, it must incur its fixed costs (fc) in the short run. in this case, the firm's fixed cost is $135,000 per day. in other words, if it shuts down, the firm would suffer losses of $135,000 per day until its fixed costs end (such as the expiration of a building lease). this firm's shutdown price—that is, the price below which it is optimal for the firm to shut down—is per polo.

Sally is buying a home and the closing date is set for april 20th. the annual property taxes are $1,234.00 and have not been paid yet. using actual days, how much will the buyer be credited and the seller be debited

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing