An hvac contractor is considering expanding into a new business line, offering commercial facility maintenance and service in addition to construction contracting services. as the contractor considers this potential strategy, it conducts a strategic planning process for this business unit, analyzing external and internal factors. which of these can be classified as a part of the external operating environment of the company?
a. the company has a handful of hvac technicians with prior experience working for a service firm.
b. the skills required to construct, assemble, and install hvac equipment currently possessed by the contractor's employees would be required to service the equipment in existing buildings.
c. local commercial properties are most often served by one of three big national hvac service firms and a handful of local smaller firms.

As he explores his options, sergio notices that some opportunities appear to be riskier than others. when considering various opportunities, sergio should keep in mind that:

When borrowers want funding to pay for different projects, they go to the loanable funds market and acquire funds through either indirect finance or direct finance. below, you are given five different scenarios. is each an example of direct finance or indirect finance?

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of organizing a firm as a c corporation? the advantages are: (select all the choices that apply.) a. there is no limit on the number of owners a c corporation may have, thus allowing the corporation to raise substantial amounts of capital. b. the life of the business can continue beyond the death of any of the owners. c. the corporation can use the assets of the owners to pay for corporate liabilities. this attracts smaller investors to the corporation. d. the liability of the owners is limited to the amount of their investment in the firm. the disadvantages are: (select all the choices that apply.) a. income to a c corporation is subject to double taxation, once at the corporate level and again when received by the owners in the form of a dividend. b. the life of the business usually ends with the death of any of the owners. c. the c corporation is more complicated and more expensive to set up than other business entities. d. corporate liabilities can be passed on to the share