Which of the following is not a frequently used and dependable strategic approach to setting a company apart from its rivals, delivering superior material, achieving competitive advantage
a. striving to be the industry's low-cost provider, thereby aiming for a cost-based competitive advantage
b. outcompeting rivals on the basis of such differentiating features as higher quality, wider product
selection, added performance, better service, more attractive styling, technological superiority, or
unusually good value for the money
c. developing expertise and resource strengths that give the company competitive capabilities that rivals
can't easily imitate or trump with capabilities of their own
d. focusing on a narrow market niche and winning a competitive edge by doing a better job than rivals of
serving the special needs and tastes of buyers comprising the niche
e. all of these

Which is one solution to levy the complexity of the global matrix strategy with added customer-focused dimensions?

Select the correct answer the smith family adopted a child. the adoption procedure took about three months, and the family incurred various expenses. will the smiths receive and financial benefit for the taxable year? a) they will not receive any financial benefit for adopting the child b) their income tax component will decrease c) they will receive childcare grants d) they will receive a tax credit for the cost borne for adopting the child e) they will receive several tax deductions

Companies in the u.s. car rental market vary greatly in terms of the size of the fleet, the number of locations, and annual revenue. in 2011 hertz had 320,000 cars in service and annual revenue of approximately $4.2 billion. the following data show the number of cars in service (1000s) and the annual revenue ($ millions) for six smaller car rental companies (auto rental news website, august 7, 2012). excel file: data14-09.xls if required, enter negative values as negative numbers. a. select a scatter diagram with the number of cars in service as the independent variable. b. what does the scatter diagram developed in part (a) indicate about the relationship between the two variables? c. use the least squares method to develop the estimated regression equation (to 3 decimals). ŷ = + x d. for every additional car placed in service, estimate how much annual revenue will change. by $ e. fox rent a car has 11,000 cars in service. use the estimated regression equation developed in part (c) to predict annual revenue for fox rent a car. round your answer to nearest whole value. $ million hide feedback partially correct