True or false 1. satisfying customer wants at a reasonable price is important to business success.

In canada, the reference base period for the cpi is 2002. by 2012, prices had risen by 21.6 percent since the base period. the inflation rate in canada in 2013 was 1.1 percent. calculate the cpi in canada in 2013. hint: use the information that “prices had risen by 21.6 percent since the base period” to find the cpi in 2012. use the inflation rate formula (inflation is the growth rate of the cpi) to find cpi in 2013, knowing the cpi in 2012 and the inflation rate. the cpi in canada in 2013 is round up your answer to the first decimal. 122.9 130.7 119.6 110.5

Banana computers has decided to procure processing chips required for its laptops from external suppliers instead of manufacturing them in their own facilities. how will this decision affect the firm? a. the firm will be protected against the principal-agent problem. b. the firm's administrative costs will be low because of necessary bureaucracy. c. the firm will have more flexibility in purchasing and comparing prices of goods and services. d. the firm will have high-powered incentives, such as hourly wages and salaries.

Financial performance is measured in many ways. requirements 1. explain the difference between lag and lead indicators. 2. the following is a list of financial measures. indicate whether each is a lag or lead indicator: a. income statement shows net income of $100,000 b. listing of next week's orders of $50,000 c. trend showing that average hits on the redesigned website are increasing at 5% per week d. price sheet from vendor reflecting that cost per pound of sugar for the next month is $2 e. contract signed last month with large retail store that guarantees a minimum shelf space for grandpa's overloaded chocolate cookies for the next year