Collectives in the soviet union were inefficient producers of agricultural products. why? a. the farms were too small to produce substantial crops. b. soviet central planners ignored the farms in favor of factories producing consumer goods. c. most farmers were poor and had to pay for their own equipment, seeds, and fertilizer out of their own pockets. d. farm workers had guaranteed incomes, so they had few incentives to produce more or better crops.

During the holiday season, maria's department store works with a contracted employment agency to bring extra workers on board to handle overflow business, and extra duties such as wrapping presents. maria's is using during these rush times.

An important source of public scrutiny is "watchdogs." these are: the efforts of a firm's competitors, including how often the competitors attack the firm's strategies. taxpayer-supported government agencies that limit a firm's ability to compete in foreign markets. companies designated by the government to only produce products that support the government defense program. socially conscious groups that make it their mission to measure the social responsibility levels of businesses, and provide consumers with their opinions about the level of corporate responsibility of various companies.

How does a business determine the markup on a product or service? by matching the closest competitor by checking online prices by calculating the profit that will keep the business going by considering how much the product is worth to the consumer