Startup firms can struggle to gain lower prices from rivals, but freshdirect seems to have found several ways to gain lower supplier prices. freshdirect buys direct from suppliers, eliminating any markup from a middleman. in addition to this, the firm employs other methods to get lower prices from suppliers. which of the following is not a way freshdirect suppliers in exchange for supplier agreement to offer it better pricing terms?
a. freshdirect carries a greater selection of supplier products
b. freshdirect will cobrand products from suppliers
c. freshdirect pays suppliers faster than rivals
d. freshdirect shares warehouse space with farmers and livestock producers
e. freshdirect shares data on customer insights with suppliers

Intronix uses copy editors, computer graphics specialists, and java programmers to produce ads for magazines and the internet. the average new ad for magazines typically requires 180 hours of a copy editor's time and 135 hours of a computer graphics specialist's time, whereas ads produced for the internet require 35 hours of copy editor time, 195 hours of computer graphics time, and 60 hours of a java programmer's time. lassie food, a dog food manufacturer, has hired intronix to produce ads in the next four week. although currently it considers magazine ads 3 times more valuable than internet ads, it still wishes to have at least 2 of each produced within the next four weeks. intronix has assigned up to 3 copy editors, 4 computer graphics specialists, and 1 java programmer, each committed to work up to 70 hours per week on the project. how many of each type of ad should be produced to maximize the overall value to lassie foods

Sally is buying a home and the closing date is set for april 20th. the annual property taxes are $1,234.00 and have not been paid yet. using actual days, how much will the buyer be credited and the seller be debited

In 2000, campbell soup company launched an ad campaign that showed prepubescent boys offering soup to prepubescent girls. the girls declined because they were concerned about their calorie intake. the boys explained that “lots of campbell’s soups are low in calories,” which made them ok for the girls to eat. the ads were pulled after parents expressed concern. why were parents worried? i