Breaux Brothers Inc., a company that manufactures microprocessors, updates the technology used in its microprocessors once every five years. A study conducted by the R&D team of the company revealed that the microprocessors' growth rate is initially slow, then becomes rapid, and eventually becomes slow again toward the end of the five-year cycle. In the context of technology cycles, this scenario best illustrates .

When a government sees that local industry is threatened by imports, it can threaten to erect import barriers to stop or reduce these imports. this is an example of a driver of international business activity?

Which statement best describes the variety of workplaces commonly found in the health science career cluster? a. workplaces in this cluster include healthcare facilities such as hospitals, physician offices, and clinics. b. workplaces in this cluster include healthcare facilities, laboratories, and other environments such as offices or homes. c . workplaces in this cluster include nonprofit hospitals, government-run clinics, and private physicians' offices. d. workplaces in this cluster include private and nonprofit hospitals and clinics, and dentists' offices.

Large public water and sewer companies often become monopolies because they benefit from although the company faces high start-up costs, the firm experiences average production costs as it expands and adds more customers. smaller competitors would experience average costs and would be less