The resource-based view of the firm suggests that the of the firm are due to its endowment of strategic resources that are valuable, rare, costly to imitate, and costly to substitute.

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.

The retained earnings account has a credit balance of $24,650 before closing entries are made. if total revenues for the period are $77,700, total expenses are $56,900, and dividends are $13,050, what is the ending balance in the retained earnings account after all closing entries are made?

This year, druehl, inc., will produce 60 comma 000 hot water heaters at its plant in delaware, in order to meet expected global demand. to accomplish this, each laborer at the plant will work 200 hours per month. if the labor productivity at the plant is 0.25 hot water heaters per labor hour, how many laborers are employed at the plant? number of laborers employed by the plant = nothing laborers (round your answer to the nearest whole number).