When a company seeks to match the benefits of a successful position and maintain their current position in the marketplace it is attempting a(n) approach.

a. unique
b. straddling
c. leader
d. innovative

Now ray has had the tires for two months and he notices that the tread has started to pull away from the tire. he has already contacted the place who sold the tires and calmly and accurately explained the problem. they didn’t him because they no longer carry that tire. so he talked with the manager and he still did not get the tire replaced. his consumer rights are being violated. pretend you are ray and write a letter to the company’s headquarters. here are some points to keep in mind when writing the letter: include your name, address, and account number, if appropriate. describe your purchase (name of product, serial numbers, date and location of purchase). state the problem and give the history of how you tried to resolve the problem. ask for a specific action. include how you can be reached.

Warren company plans to depreciate a new building using the double declining-balance depreciation method. the building cost $870,000. the estimated residual value of the building is $57,000 and it has an expected useful life of 20 years. assuming the first year's depreciation expense was recorded properly, what would be the amount of depreciation expense for the second year?

Scientists developed the first successful human cell culture in vitro (grown in a lab) in the 1950s by removing cancer cells from a woman. this concept has allowed modern scientists to successfully grow organs. which of the following answers  bestdetermines why there was success?   neurons send a signal to the cell to multiply. a large blood supply to the cell allows enough nutrients for growth. cells are the basic unit of life and thus can regenerate if in a controlled environment. cells cannot reproduce on their own, and the scientist manipulates them to grow.