Procter & Gamble makes Tide, Cheer, Ivory Snow, and Bold detergents as well as Pert Plus, Rejoice, and Vidal Sassoon shampoos. Through its use of a separate and unique brand name for each of these products, Procter & Gamble is using a(n) strategy.

In its 2016 annual report, caterpillar inc. reported the following (in millions): 2016 2015 sales $38,537 $47,011 cost of goods sold 28,309 33,546 as a percentage of sales, did caterpillar's gross profit increase or decrease during 2016? select one: a. gross profit increased from 26.8% to 28.6% b. gross profit decreased from 28.6% to 26.5% c. gross profit increased from 71.4% to 73.2% d. gross profit decreased from 73.2% to 71.4% e. there is not enough information to answer the question.

Which of the following is not a benefit typically offered by employers? a. health insurance b. vacation pay c. retirement plans d. guaranteed raises

When calculating the total amount of manufacturing overhead to allocate to a particular job, the company would multiply each departmental overhead rate by and then together the allocated amounts from each department. a. the actual amount of the departmental allocation based used by the job; multiply b. the actual amount of the plantwide allocation based used by the job; add c. the actual amount of the departmental allocation based used by the job; add d. the actual amount of the plantwide allocation based used by the job; multiply?