Mark is an excellent cook. he does not have any formal training but learned to cook by following the recipes of several famous chefs and his mom. every weekend, he invites friends over for dinner so he can try new dishes and get honest feedback from his friends. mark wants to start his own restaurant someday because he thinks he would be successful and become wealthy. which of adam smith’s ideas made mark think of starting a restaurant?
a. invisible hand
b. self-interest
c. competition
d. laissez-faire

Nestlé, a global food company headquartered in switzerland, provides its customers in each country with highly differentiated and customized products that fit the tastes and preferences of the local population. nestlé invests considerable resources in developing and maintaining a strong brand name that complements its high-quality product offerings across the globe. which of the following best fits nestlé's global strategy? 1. international strategy2. multi-domestic strategy3. global standardization strategy4. transnational strategy

Robert black, regional manager for ford in texas and oklahoma, faced a dilemma. the ford f-150 pickup truck was the best-selling pickup ever, yet ford's headquarters in detroit had decided to introduce a completely redesigned f-150. how could mr. black sell both trucks at the same time? he still had "old" f-150s in stock. in his advertising, mr. black referred to the new f-150s as follows: "not a better f-150. just the only truck good enough to be the next f-150." this statement represents ford's of the new f-150.

Roberto and reagan are both 25 percent owner/managers for bright light inc. roberto runs the retail store in sacramento, ca, and reagan runs the retail store in san francisco, ca. bright light inc. generated a $125,000 profit companywide made up of a $75,000 profit from the sacramento store, a ($25,000) loss from the san francisco store, and a combined $75,000 profit from the remaining stores. if bright light inc. is an s corporation, how much income will be allocated to roberto?