As a rule, the stronger the collective impact of competitive pressures associated with the five competitive forces: a. the larger the number of competitive advantage opportunities for industry members.
b. the greater the number of industry key success factors.
c. the fewer companies that can achieve a competitive advantage via anything other than being the industry's low-cost leader.
d. the harder it is for the industry members to earn profits.
e. the stronger are the industry's driving forces.

The gomez company, a merchandising firm, has budgeted its activity for december according to the following information: • sales at $500,000, all for cash. • merchandise inventory on november 30 was $250,000. • the cash balance at december 1 was $20,000. • selling and administrative expenses are budgeted at $50,000 for december and are paid for in cash. • budgeted depreciation for december is $30,000. • the planned merchandise inventory on december 31 is $260,000. • the cost of goods sold represents 75% of the selling price. • all purchases are paid for in cash. the budgeted cash disbursements for december are:

Kis the insured and p is the sole beneficiary on a life insurance policy. both are involved in a fatal accident where k dies before p. under the common disaster provision, which of these statements is true?

On average, someone with a bachelor's degree is estimated to earn times more than someone with a high school diploma. a)1.2 b)1.4 c)1.6 d)1.8