For more than 200 years, encyclopedia britannica was believed to be the most authoritative encyclopedia in the world. however, sales began to plummet when microsoft started bundling encarta with its software products. britannica offered digital versions of its encyclopedia, but priced them high to encourage consumers to purchase its nicely bound volumes. the plan failed. sales have continued to spiral downward since wikipedia has been posting its free encyclopedia on the internet. which of the following statements sums up this scenario most clearly? a. technology has influenced the publishing industry. b. products with strong brand-name recognition can withstand external threats. c. information posted on the internet is more reliable than hardcopy information. d. when managers are slow to respond to technological changes, the consequences can be dire.

The following data pertains to activity and costs for two months: june july activity level in 10,000 12,000 direct materials $16,000 $ ? fixed factory rent 12,000 ? manufacturing overhead 10,000 ? total cost $38,000 $42,900 assuming that these activity levels are within the relevant range, the manufacturing overhead for july was: a) $10,000 b) $11,700 c) $19,000 d) $9,300

The simple interest in a loan of $200 at 10 percent interest per year is

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items