Marietta is a store manager and notices that on rainy days, customers who have a wet umbrella feel inconvenienced deciding what do with it. Marietta decides to place a dispenser near the store entrance with complimentary plastic bags for covering an umbrella. Which aspect of competitive advantage is Marietta concerned with?

You are the manager of a large crude-oil refinery. as part of the refining process, a certain heat exchanger (operated at high temperatures and with abrasive material flowing through it) must be replaced every year. the replacement and downtime cost in the first year is $165 comma 000. this cost is expected to increase due to inflation at a rate of 7% per year for six years (i.e. until the eoy 7), at which time this particular heat exchanger will no longer be needed. if the company's cost of capital is 15% per year, how much could you afford to spend for a higher quality heat exchanger so that these annual replacement and downtime costs could be eliminated?

Wyome has a career in manufacturing and goes to an office to work every day. at the office, he most likely works with

Enjoli enjoys science and foreign language classes. she loves working with people and volunteers in the local shelter and library on a regular basis, but she is not fond of flying. which career is she most likely to enjoy?