Caplin construction is a construction company founded in 2005. most of caplin's clients are government entities such local city and state government agencies. the company has little experience bidding on, or designing projects, for private businesses or industries. recently budgets for government projects have been cut and the company now sees that they must begin to pursue contracts with private businesses and industries. the company has learned about a new large hotel chain entering the state. caplin knows the hotel chain will need parking structures and parking lots for all of the new hotel properties and caplin would like to bid (and hopefully win! ) the contract. which function of caplin construction would have primary responsibility for defining a business strategy that would create success for the company in this environment?

Consider the following scenarios. use what you have learned to decide if the goods and services being provided are individual, public, or merit goods. for each case, state what kind of good has been described and explain your answer using the definitions of individual, public, and merit goods. (6 points each) 1. from your window, you can see a city block that's on fire. you watch city firefighters rescue people and battle the flames to save the buildings. 2. while visiting relatives, you learn that your cousins attend a nearby elementary school that is supported financially by local property tax revenue. 3. you see a squadron of military jets flying overhead. 4. you find out that your aunt works for a defense manufacturing company that has several defense contracts with the government. she tells you that she works for a team that is producing a communications satellite. 5. your class visits a local jail run by a private, profit-making company that detains county criminals and is paid with tax revenue.

6carla would like to buy a dress, a dresser for her bedroom, and a home theater system. she has one month's worth of living expenses in her emergency fund. carla decides to save for the home theater system. did carla make the right decision? why or why not? a. yes; her emergency fund is full and the other items will probably be less expensive. b. yes; she could save more for her emergency fund, but the home theater will be harder to save for. c. no; she should save more for her emergency fund because she has saved less than the recommended amount. d. no; she should have bought the dress and dresser first because she could afford them right away. reset next

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