Strategic alliances refer to a. Multinational firms that have as many different product variations, brand names, and advertising programs as countries in which they do business. b. When a foreign company and a local firm invest together to create a local business in order to share ownership, control, and profits of the new company. c. When a domestic firm actually invests in and owns a foreign subsidiary or division. d. Agreements between two or more independent firms to cooperate for the purpose of achieving common goals such as a competitive advantage or customer value. e. The right to a trademark, patent, trade secret, or similarly valued item of intellectual property of one firm in return for a royalty or fee from another firm

What would you do as ceo to support the goals of japan airlines during the challenging economics that airlines face?

Aggart technologies is considering issuing new common stock and using the proceeds to reduce its outstanding debt. the stock issue would have no effect on total assets, the interest rate taggart pays, ebit, or the tax rate. which of the following is likely to occur if the company goes ahead with the stock issue? a. the roa will decline. b. taxable income will decline. c. the tax bill will increase. d. net income will decrease. e. the times-interest-earned ratio will decrease

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.