Juggernaut, Inc. makes large-size commercial appliances such as freezers and refrigerators. These items are bulky and the firms incur high transportation costs to distribute its products. Juggernaut, Inc. wants to enter foreign markets via exports. How can Juggernaut, Inc. avoid incurring high transport costs when exporting its bulk products?

A. setting up subsidiaries irrespective of market reach
B. entering into a turnkey project with a foreign firm
C. manufacturing bulk products regionally
D. taking a minority equity interest
E. reducing the quantity of the product offering

When the federal reserve buys and sells bonds to member banks, it is called a. monetary policy b. reserve ratio c. interest rate adjustment d. open market operations

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration

About 20 years ago, sturdy light, inc., produced a sturdy, lightweight backpack in a market that was rapidly growing. sturdy light became a leader in this market. eventually, the backpack market reached the maturity stage and slowed down. however, by this time, sturdy light had developed a strong brand name and continued to steadily lead the market. which of the following describes this scenario? a. sturdy light was a star that developed into a cash cow. b. sturdy light was a question mark that developed into a star. c. sturdy light was a dog that developed into a question mark. d. sturdy light was a cash cow that developed into a star.