The chart shows the costs and shipping times for materials that a company needs to build a new product. which describes the best trade-off if the company needs to start building their product within the next two years?
a. they should order the domestic materials because it is always best to choose the fastest shipping time.
b. they should order the imported materials because it is always best to choose the lowest cost for materials.
c. since the shipping time is longer, they should order the domestic materials because the additional cost is worth it to get the materials in time.
d. even though the shipping time is longer, they should order the imported materials because they are less expensive and should arrive in plenty of time to build the product.

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

Select all that apply. what do opponents of minimum wage believe are the results of minimum wage? increases personal income results in job shortages causes unemployment raises prices of goods

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?