Why would those reviewing a business plan want to know the life cycle of a product?

a. they would want to invest only in products with short life cycles.
b. to make sure that it was significantly different from the life cycle of similar products
c. a short life cycle for a product always means more customers for the business.
d. it set expectations about how often the customer will need the business.

Which are the best examples of costs that should be considered when creating a project budget?

The relationship requirement for qualifying relative requires the potential qualifying relative to have a family relationship with the taxpayer. t or fwhich of the following is not a from agi deduction? a.standard deductionb.itemized deductionc.personal exemptiond.none of these. all of these are from agi deductions

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.