Identify the problems faced by each of the businesses and how they were solved or could be solved by using mobile digital devices. What kinds of applications have been or could have been used? What types of business functions do these applications support? How do these applications improve operational efficiency and decision making?

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.