During each stage of a product's life cycle, the types and levels of sales, profits, and competition rise, peak, and eventually decline. a. True
b. False

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration

You estimate that your cattle farm will generate $0.15 million of profits on sales of $3 million under normal economic conditions and that the degree of operating leverage is 2. (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. do not round intermediate calculations. enter your answers in millions.) a. what will profits be if sales turn out to be $1.5 million?

George wants to collect funds to open his own bakery from his family.  he needs an accurate estimate of how much money he would require to run the bakery for at least six months.  he has to buy a shop  (costing $3,500)  and buy an oven  (costing $600).  his  start-up  costs, including various utility costs, would be  $300.  he has calculated his monthly expenses as  $250.  how much money would george require to start his business and run it for at least six months? a.  $3500b.  $5,900c.  $7,200d.  $7,400e.  $8,200its not c.7200 tried it