Answer:
Letter A is correct. <u>Fostering competition.</u>
Explanation:
In this case, it is correct to say that small businesses are fostering competition.
Competition in the business world can be defined as a situation where two or more companies that supply products are rivals in the quest to conquer the same market and the same customers.
Large companies often have some dominance and influence over the market, which means that they impose various barriers to market entry by other competing companies, especially if they are micro-companies. In the case of the above question, when there are a large number of small companies looking to establish themselves in a specific niche in the market, due to possible retaliation by large companies, together, they are exerting an influence on the market that promotes competition.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: In simple words, differentiation strategy refers to the strategy in which a firm tries to develop and introduce a unique product that the customers find different from the other products offered by the competitors.
Thus, the emphasis that the company places on the differentiation works for the benefit of the company as it gives the company an easy competitive advantage.
Hence the correct option is A.
Answer:
C 503,980 dollars
Explanation:
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We determinate each service deparment rate:
general: 36,550 / (2,000 + 27,000 + 14,000) = 0.85
we then assign cost of general department and repeat the process for physical
then for physical we do the same:
72,000 / (38,000 + 7.000) = 1.60