Which of the following situations exhibits a positive externality? alan purchases a new watch as a gift for his father. sean spends the afternoon cleaning his garage. richard renovates a dilapidated historic home in the center of town. b. when there is a positive externality associated with the market: too little is produced. too much is produced. the socially optimal amount is produced. c. governments may stimulate the economy to move toward the socially optimal output by: taxing the product. subsidizing the product. implementing a price ceiling.

Aproduct has a demand of 4000 units per year. ordering cost is $20, and holding cost is $4 per unit per year. the cost-minimizing solution for this product is to order: ? a. 200 units per order. b. all 4000 units at one time. c. every 20 days. d. 10 times per year. e. none of the above

Tl & co. is following a related-linked diversification strategy, and soar inc. is following a related-constrained diversification strategy. how do the two firms differ from each other? a. soar inc. generates 70 percent of its revenues from its primary business, while tl & co. generates only 10 percent of its revenues from its primary business. b. soar inc. pursues a backward diversification strategy, while tl & co. pursues a forward diversification strategy. c. tl & co. will share fewer common competencies and resources between its various businesses when compared to soar inc. d. tl & co. pursues a differentiation strategy, and soar inc. pursues a cost-leadership strategy, to gain a competitive advantage.

Snuggables sells microwaveable heat packs online. their sales software collects customer/sales information and shares it with the customer service and sales departments. none of the customer complaints or suggestions reach the product development person, however. which step of the three-step processes for success is snuggables failing to use fully?