Bragg's Bakery is building a new automated bakery in downtown Sandusky. Here are the activities that need to be completed to get the new bakery built and the equipment installed. ACTIVITY PREDECESSOR NORMAL TIME (WEEKS) CRASH TIME (WEEKS) EXPEDITING COST/WEEK A — 9 6 $ 3,000 B A 8 5 3,500 C A 15 10 4,000 D B, C 5 3 2,000 E C 10 6 2,500 F D, E 2 1 5,000 b-1. Identify the critical path. A-B-D-F A-C-E-F A-C-D-F b-2. What is the normal project length? Normal project length weeks c. What is the project length if all activities are crashed to their minimum? Project length weeks d. Bragg's loses $3,500 in profit per week for every week the bakery is not completed. How many weeks will the project take if we are willing to pay crashing cost as long as it is less than $3,500 for each week crashed? The project will take weeks

1. the political environment in india has proven to be critical to company performance for both pepsico and coca-cola india. what specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? if not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. timing of entry into the indian market brought different results for pepsico and coca-cola india. what benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? 3. the indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. how have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in india in terms of product policies, promotional activities, pricing policies, and distribution arrangements? 4. “global localization” (glocalization) is a policy that both companies have implemented successfully. give examples for each company from the case.

Your uncle is considering investing in a new company that will produce high quality stereo speakers. the sales price would be set at 1.5 times the variable cost per unit; the variable cost per unit is estimated to be $75.00; and fixed costs are estimated at $1,200,000. what sales volume would be required to break even, i. e., to have ebit = zero?

Why entrepreneurs start businesses. a) monopolistic competition b) perfect competition c) sole proprietorship d) profit motive