Annabey Inc., a small candy manufacturing company established in 1937, now has several large units that sell unique flavors of candies and assorted chocolates. When the company started out in 1937, it initially experienced slow growth as it was selling brand new products in the market, but later on, their sales picked up at a drastic speed when customers decided to try their products. The CEO of Annabey credits its growth to all the customers who love their candies and chocolates. Which of the following factors of inimitability is best reflected in this scenario? A. Positive network externality
B. Time compression diseconomy
C. Virtuous circle
D. Complexity

Given the production function q=96(k^0.3)(l^0.7), find the mpk and mpl functions. is mpk a function of k alone, or of both k and l? what about mpl?

Consider two cigarette companies, pm inc. and brown inc. if neither company advertises, the two companies split the market and earn $50 million each. if they both advertise, they again split the market, but profits are lower by $10 million since each company must bear the cost of advertising. yet if one company advertises while the other does not, the one that advertises attracts customers from the other. in this case, the company that advertises earns $60 million while the company that does not advertise earns only $30 million. if these two companies collude and agree upon the best joint strategy, a. neither company will advertise. b. both companies will advertise. c. pm inc. will advertise but brown inc. will not. d. brown inc. will advertise but pm inc. will not.

Many states create licensing requirements for a variety of professionals (such as lawyers and accountants) designed to restrict entry into their market by professionals from other states. this strategy limits growth strategies.