Suppose most people regard emeralds, rubies, and sapphires as close substitutes for diamonds. Then DeBeers, a large diamond company, has A. less incentive to advertise than it would otherwise have. B. less market power than it would otherwise have. C. more control over the price of diamonds than it would otherwise have. D. higher profits than it would otherwise have.

On october 2, 2016 starbucks corporation reported, on its form 10-k, the following (in millions): total assets $14,329.5 total stockholders' equity 5,890.7 total current liabilities 4,546.9 what did starbucks report as total liabilities on october 2, 2016? select one: a. $12,516.7 million b. $6,377.3 million c. $995.0 million d. $8,438.8 million e. none of the above

4. the condition requires that only one of the selected criteria be true for a record to be displayed.

*will mark brainliest! * when a company spends resources (labor, money) to give customers "free" items, those costs are called a. investment costs b. economic costs c. scarcity costs d. opportunity costs answer asap!