Is the type of competition that occurs in a competitive market without identical producers.

What is the relationship between the national response framework and the national incident management system (nims)? a. the national response framework replaces the nims, which is now obsolete. b. the response protocols and structures described in the national response framework align with the nims, and all nims components support response. c. the nims relates to local, state, and territorial operations, whereas the nrf relates strictly to federal operations. d. the nims and the national response framework cover different aspects of incident management—the nims is focused on tactical planning, and the national response framework is focused on coordination.

Storico co. just paid a dividend of $3.15 per share. the company will increase its dividend by 20 percent next year and then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 5 percent dividend growth, after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. if the required return on the company’s stock is 12 percent, what will a share of stock sell for today?

Garrett is an executive vice president at samm hardware. he researches a proposal by a larger company, maximum hardware, to combine the two companies. by analyzing past performance, conducting focus groups, and interviewing maximum employees, garrett concludes that maximum has poor profit margins, sells shoddy merchandise, and treats customers poorly. what actions should garrett and samm hardware take? a. turn down the acquisition offer and prepare to resist a hostile takeover. b. attempt a friendly merger and use managerial hubris to improve results at maximum. c. welcome the acquisition and use knowledge transfer to impart sam hardware's management practices. d. do nothing; the two companies cannot combine without samm hardware's explicit consent.