2 XYZ produce chocolate bars and sell them to supermarkets. Its bestselling brand is ChocDelight. It is put in expensive packaging and is sold as a luxury

product. This bestselling chocolate bar has had high and steady sales for the

last five years, but recently sales have started to fall as it has now reached the

decline stage of the product life cycle.

a) What is meant by a 'brand'?

b) Identify two ways the business could react to the falling sales of the

chocolate bars.

c) Identify and explain two characteristics of the packaging of the

chocolate bars.

d) Identify and explain two possible reasons why XYZ's chocolate bars are

successful.

e) Do you think giving the chocolate bar a brand name was necessary for its

success? Justify your answer.

Medtronic, inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with st. jude medical s. c., inc. james hughes worked for medtronic as a sales manager. his contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving medtronic. hughes sought a position as a sales director for st. jude. st. jude told hughes that his contract with medtronic was unenforceable and offered him a job. hughes accepted. medtronic filed a suit, alleging wrongful interference. which type of interference was most likely the basis for this suit? did it occur here? medtronic, inc., is a medical technology company that competes for customers with st. jude medical s. c., inc. james hughes worked for medtronic as a sales manager. his contract prohibited him from working for a competitor for one year after leaving medtronic

Select the correct answer. which is a benefit of planning for your future career? a. being less prepared after high school. b. having higher tuition in college. c. earning college credits in high school. d. ruining your chances of having a successful career.

Which of the following characteristics are emphasized in the accounting for state and local government entities? i. revenues should be matched with expenditures to measure success or failure of the government entity. ii. there is an emphasis on expendability of resources to accomplish objectives. a. i only b. ii only c. i and ii d. neither i nor ii