52) Janet Yellen, Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, announces that the outlook on the economy is great as consumer
confidence is growing stronger and the economy is growing, but is afraid of inflation. She announces that Federal Reserve
will be implementing monetary policies to slow down the threat of inflation
What effect does the threat of inflation have upon GDP?
A)
spending slows and causes the GDP to expand
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B)
spending slows and causes the GDP to contract
spending increases and causes the GDP to expand
D)
spending increases and causes the GDP to contract

True or false: banks are required to make electronically deposited funds available on the same day of the deposit

Apharmaceutical packaging company (ppc) has decided to reorganize its processes into cells. the company has four different production operations, each requiring a unique piece of equipment. the names and functions of the four pieces of equipment are sort, count, place, and package. the company packages five different families of products (a, b, c, d, and e). the tables below indicate the demand (total units/day by product family), required operations, and operation cycle times for each product family. assume that any individual piece of equipment is available to operate 16 hours/day, but 2 hours (in total) are lost each day on each piece of equipment due to breaks and meetings when operators are not available to operate the equipment. how many minutes/day are available for production

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.