At Skilled Specialties, Inc., production line employees often work side by side with their robotic counterparts. This practice is also common among many of Skilled Specialties' other American competitors. The resurgence of U. S. manufacturing firms in recent years can be credited to:

A) the government's willingness to implement policies designed to protect U. S. firms from low-cost foreign competition.
B) a decision by many U. S. manufacturers to drastically reduce costs by making more extensive use of mass-production techniques.
C) a number of significant changes in production techniques.
D) a relaxation of government laws that has allowed manufacturing firms to merge more easily, thus achieving stronger market positions.

1. list five staple convenience goods that you or your household buys on a regular basis. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 2. list three impulse convenience goods that you or someone you know has purchased. (you do not need to use complete sentences. 2.5 points) 3. describe a shopping good that you or someone you know purchased. what kind of research did you or that person do before buying the product? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 4. choose an example of a company you could start, and decide which business structure would make the most sense for that type of company (sole proprietorship, partnership, llc, c corporation, s corporation, or nonprofit corporation). explain why this structure would be good for this type of company. give at least 3 reasons. (3-6 sentences. 6.0 points) 5. if you were starting a new business, describe at least three departments to the company that you would need right away. why are these departments so important? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points) 6. describe a product that you think has saturated its market. what makes you think it has saturated its market? (1-5 sentences. 3.0 points)