Successful product differentiation a. of consumer goods is determined exclusively by price b. can be based on either real or perceived differences in products. c. is prohibited if it restricts price competition and market access. d. is less important due to the growth of the internet.

Jaina and tomas are being considered as new tenants in an apartment. the landlord looks at their creditworthiness because he wants to be sure his new tenant pays the rent on time and in full. the table below summarizes the information that was on their applications. application information questions jaina tomas how many years have you had your job? 5 2 what is your monthly salary? $1,850 $2,500 how many credit cards do you have? 4 1 how much debt do you have? $13,000 $7,000 how many times were you late with payments on credit cards in the past year? 5 1 who will the landlord decide to be more creditworthy and why? tomas because the ratio of his debt to income is less. jaina because she has had her job longer, which makes her look more stable. jaina because she has more credit cards available to her. tomas because he makes more money per month.

For positive constants a and b, the force between two atoms in a molecule is given f(r) = −a r2 + b r3 , where r > 0 is the distance between the atoms. note: a and b are upper case letters. (a) find f '(r) = (b) find the critical point for f(r). r = (c) find f ''(r) = (d) find the value of r so that f ''(r) = 0.

Local area networks use many of the same network technologies and the internet, only on a smaller scale. devices that access lans are equipped with a network interface that contains circuitry for wireless or wired connections. devices also have a physical address, in addition to the ip addresses acquired from a dhcp server. the most popular wired technology is . the most popular wireless technology is , which can be configured as a(n) or star topology. setting up a lan and configuring its router is fairly easy. the first step is to change the standard to one that is secure. next, create a(n) that uniquely identifies the network by name. it is also important to activate wireless to prevent wireless signals from being intercepted during transmission. a limited-access network can be created for visitors to use. by activating , the router will be able to assign ip addresses to each device that joins the network. to connect to a secure lan that is protected by encryption, an encryption , or password, is required. lans can be used to access data collected by iot devices and the networks that tie these devices together. technologies such as rfid, nfc, bluetooth smart, zigbee, and z-wave offer -power links, essential for battery-powered devices that can’t expend excess amounts of energy transmitting data.