Hocus Pocus Smoked Ribs has only one location and wants to exploit its competitive advantage, a very popular recipe for smoked meats. This means that it wants to: a. form multiple business-level strategies. b. create a single business-level strategy. c. implement a cooperative strategy. d. establish a global strategy.

Revising for clarity business writers appreciate messages that are clear and understandable. proofreading and evaluating your work will you compose messages that are clear, concise, and direct. revise for clarity by eliminating trite phrases, avoiding jargon and slang, and dropping cliché́s. why do some people fail to write clear and concise messages? they always tell the truth. they write to express and impress. they write to impress instead of express.

Suppose there are three types of consumers who attend concerts at your university’s performing arts center: students, staff, and faculty. each of these groups has a different willingness to pay for tickets; within each group, willingness to pay is identical. there is a fixed cost of $1,000 to put on a concert, but there are essentially no variable costs. for each concert: i. there are 140 students willing to pay $20. (ii) there are 200 staff members willing to pay $35. (iii) there are 100 faculty members willing to pay $50. a) if the performing arts center can charge only one price, what price should it charge? what are profits at this price? b) if the performing arts center can price discriminate and charge two prices, one for students and another for faculty/staff, what are its profits? c) if the performing arts center can perfectly price discriminate and charge students, staff, and faculty three separate prices, what are its profits?

Acorporation a. can use different depreciation methods for tax and financial reporting purposes b. must use the straight - line depreciation method for tax purposes and double declining depreciation method financial reporting purposes c. must use different depreciation method for tax purposes, but strictly mandated depreciation methods for financial reporting purposes d. can use straight- line depreciation method for tax purposes and macrs depreciation method financial reporting purposes