Airbus pioneered the development of the new superjumbo jet at a cost of $15 billion. It quickly obtained contracts for much of the 400 units that are expected to be ordered in the next 20 years, thereby effectively shutting out its competitor, Boeing. Airbus benefits from .a. absolute advantages.
b. comparative advantages.
c. economies of scale.
d. factor endowments.
e. first-mover advantages.

Gwen, a manager at exude apparels inc., received a message from a customer requesting a replacement for a purchased pair of shoes. exude apparels has a clearly stated no-return policy. gwen responded to the customer denying the request in a tactful and clear manner. despite this, the customer submitted a second request. in this scenario, which of the following is an appropriate response to the second request?

Jimmy's delicatessen sells large tins of tom tucker's toffee. the deli uses a periodic review system, checking inventory levels every 88 days, at which time an order is placed for more tins. order lead time is 22 days. daily demand is a constant 1515 tins, so average demand during the reorder period and order lead time (1010 days) is 150150 tins. draw a sawtooth diagram. assume that the beginning inventory level is equal to the restocking level and the desired service level is 99.9%. what is the safety stock level? (hint: look at the formula for calculating restocking level.) what is the average inventory level? the safety stock level is average inventory level is __chart: time (10,20,30), tins (0,150) lines touching both axisthe safety stock level is 0 tinsthe average inventory level is 75 tins

Intoxicated and not aware of the consequences, umberto agrees to a two-year cell-phone service contract with wander talk, inc., at more than the average market price. this contract is not enforceable because the contract clearly favors wander talk. not enforceable because umberto was intoxicated enough to lack mental capacity when he agreed to it. not enforceable because contracting parties can change their minds. enforceable.