How would you expect this situation to affect the assessment of Eastern’s financial condition and performance? Its low barriers to entry expose Eastern to decreased risk of competition, which could improve the predictability of its expected future sales revenues. Although nonquantitative factors may be relevant to a company’s financial evaluation in general terms, the details of this specific situation are not relevant to the firm’s financial condition or performance. Its low barriers to entry expose Eastern to increased risk of competition, which could negatively affect the predictability of its expected future sales revenues.

What is product differentiation, and how can it be achieved ? what is product positioning? what conditions would head to head product positioning be appropriate?

Suppose that: 1. malaysia requires 1 hour of labor to produce 1 pound of rice and 2 hours of labor to produce 1 pencil; 2. indonesia requires 2 hours of labor to produce 1 pound of rice and 4 hours of labor to produce 1 pencil; 3. each country has 10,000 hours of labor to allocate between the production of rice and pencils; and 4. in autarky, malaysia consumes 5,000 pounds of rice and 2,500 pencils. which country has an absolute advantage in rice production? in pencil production? which country has a comparative advantage in rice production? in pencil production? will trade between the two countries be mutually beneficial?

Explain how can you avoid conflict by adjusting