All of the following factors make an alliance "strategic," as opposed to just a convenient business arrangement, EXCEPT: A. a strategic alliance increases the bargaining power of alliance members over suppliers or buyers.
B. a strategic alliance enables greater opportunities for employee advancement.
C. a strategic alliance mitigates a significant risk to a company's business.
D. a strategic alliance helps build, sustain, or enhance a core competence or competitive advantage.
E. a strategic alliance helps open up important new market opportunities.

technology is the application of knowledge and tools to solve problems and perform tasks more efficiently. t/f

An increase in the market price of men's haircuts, from $16 per haircut to $26 per haircut, initially causes a local barbershop to have its employees work overtime to increase the number of daily haircuts provided from 20 to 25. when the $26 market price remains unchanged for several weeks and all other things remain equal as well, the barbershop hires additional employees and provides 40 haircuts per day. what is the short-run price elasticity of supply? nothing (your answer should have two decimal places.) what is the long-run price elasticity of supply? nothing (your answer should have two decimal places.)

Statistical process control charts: a. indicate to the operator the true quality of material leaving the process. b. display upper and lower limits for process variables or attributes and signal when a process is no longer in control. c. indicate to the process operator the average outgoing quality of each lot. d. display the measurements on every item being produced. e. are a graphic way of classifying problems by their level of importance, often referred to as the 80-20 rule.