Ruiz Co. provides the following unit sales forecast for the next three months: January February March Sales units 3,000 4,200 5,000 The company wants to end each month with ending finished goods inventory equal to 10% of the next month’s sales. Finished goods inventory on December 31 is 300 units. The budgeted production units for February are: Multiple Choice 5,000 units. 4,200 units. 4,700 units. 4,120 units. 4,280 units.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position