A small island country has recently begun an initiative aimed at attracting more businesses to revitalize the economy. An increase in bed and breakfasts, resorts, casinos, hotels, and restaurants has created several jobs, as well as brought in more tourist dollars. However, the island’s president isn't satisfied and has announced a special effort to attract small- to medium-size suppliers and manufacturers. Why do you think he wants to put additional emphasis on businesses that produce goods rather than provide services? Service businesses conflict with manufacturing. Manufacturing has the most significant multiplier effect. Manufacturers pay more in taxes. Service jobs have higher salaries than manufacturing jobs.

True or false: a smart store layout moves customers in and out as fast as possible. a) true b) false

Your team has identified the risks on the project and determined their risk score. the team is in the midst of determining what strategies to put in place should the risks occur. after some discussion, the team members have determined that the risk of losing their network administrator is a risk they'll just deal with if and when it occurs. although they think it's a possibility and the impact would be significant, they've decided to simply deal with it after the fact. which of the following is true regarding this question? a. this is a positive response strategy. b. this is a negative response strategy. c. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risk known as contingency planning. d. this is a response strategy for either positive or negative risks known as passive acceptance.

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?