The number of "destination weddings" has skyrocketed in recent years. for example, many couples are opting to have their weddings in the caribbean. a caribbean vacation resort recently advertised in bride magazine that the cost of a caribbean wedding was less than $30,000. listed below is a total cost in $000 for a sample of 8 caribbean weddings. at the 0.10 significance level, is it reasonable to conclude the mean wedding cost is less than $30,000 as advertised? 29.5 29.9 30.1 28.9 29.6 28.7 28.7 29.9

Moon flower cosmetics company executives are aware that their asian customer base is interested in advanced skin care treatments beyond moon flower's traditional herbal and organic compounds. moon flower and a large american chemical company are in discussions to create a 50-50 partnership in a new firm, which would create skin care treatments based on innovative chemical formulations that would be marketed both in asia and in the united states. beyond being a cross-border alliance, this partnership can be called a(n)a. nonequity strategic alliance. b. joint venture. c. horizontal complementary alliance. d. equity strategic alliance.