Based on the economic attributes framework, which of the following firms will be more profitable and why? O A. Sammy's taco truck - they need less financing and have low risk assets B. Kroger's-they offer unique products with low barriers to entry C. Lockheed Martin- they offer unique products with high barriers to entry O D. Wells Fargo -they need less financing and have high risk assets

Based on the economic attributes framework, which of the following firms will be more profitable and why?   A. Sammy's taco truck - they need less financing and have low risk assets   B. Kroger's-they offer unique products with low barriers to entry   C. Lockheed Martin- they offer unique products with high barriers to entry   D. Wells Fargo-they need less financing and have high risk assets

For each of the following pairs of firms, explainwhich firm would be more likely to engage inadvertising.a. a family-owned farm or a family-ownedrestaurantb. a manufacturer of forklifts or a manufacturer of carsc. a company that invented a very comfortable razoror a company that invented a less comfortable razor

The sum total set of interrelationships that establish the manner in which competitors behave in an industry could be referred to as competitive dynamics.Required: 1. Briefly explain what competitive rivalry is? 2. Explain what competitive behaviour is and the three factors that drive competitive behaviour  3. With the aid of a diagram explain the model of competitive rivalry and how a strategist can use that understanding to develop strategies that facilitate the attainment of higher financial performance

Question 7 2 pts According to the Boston Consulting Group approach, provides a measure of market attractiveness. O market growth rate O relative market share product design O market segmentation O market penetration Question 8 2 pts The pharmaceuticals division of Astra Zeneca holds low market share in a high-growth market. According to the BCG matrix, the pharmaceuticals division of Astra Zeneca can be classified as a O question mark O bear O star O dog O cash cow 2 pt Question 9 Mc Donalds has recently changed its packaging to greener, more environmentally friendly packaging because of increasing environmental concern shown by consumers. How would this change to greener packaging be classified in a SWOT analysis? O weakness O opportunity O strength O barrier to entry O threat

How are the 10 decisions altered to build two distinct strategies in the same industry?

Unsure which is the correct answers Suppose that three firms make up the entire wig manufacturing industry. One has a 50% market share, and the other two have a 25% market share each. The Herfindahl index of this industry is a. 3,750 b. 1,000 c. 10,000 d. 5,000 e. 2,500 Mane Attraction, one of the firms with a 25% market share in the wig manufacturing industry, leaves the market. This would cause the Herfindahl index for the industry to __-- a. remain the same b. fall c. rise The largest possible value of the Herfindahl index is 10,000 because: a. an index of 10,000 corresponds to 100 firms with a 1% market share each b. an index of 10,000 corresponds to a monopoly firm with 100% market share c. an industry with an index higher than 10,000 is automatically regulated by the Justice Department

If company A and B combine under single ownership of control, this would be a O a. horizontal O b. vertical O c. conglomerate Od. Herfindahl O e. There is not enough information to answer the question. merger.

Explain the market structure that a service oil company thst leases vessels and jack up barges to IOC and producing oil companys can perfectly fit into with servaral competitors (E.g is this company a monopoly, a monopolist competitive firm, an oligopoly, or a pure competitive market player? 2. What pricing strategy/strategies can this oil servicing company adopt to stay afloat in the nigerian market?

In economics we categorize markets by number of firms, barriers to entry/exit, product differentiation, etc.  According to the Five Forces Analysis for the Pharmaceutical Industry, which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding factors affecting New Entrants?   A. Regulation and legal frameworks are significant.   B. There is significant IP involved.   C. There is significant up-front investment to develop an entirely new biotech drug.   D. Patent protection can be a major barrier to entry.   E. Manufacturers expend substantial costs on marketing.   F. All of the above are true.