Antitrust initiatives come with both benefits and costs. of the following, which best summarizes the tradeoffs for society when firms want to merge, or when the government wants to challenge the merger? a. the mainhradecofis between o the bencfits of increased market power versus the costs of higher efficiency. b. the benefits of higher efficiency versus the costs of increased market power. c. the benefits of product differentiation versus the costs of greater economies of scale. d. the benefits of increased profits versus the costs of higher wages.

Steele bicycle manufacturing company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. steele produces and sells only 10,000 bikes each year. due to the low volume of activity, steele is unable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. for example, steele could buy the handlebars for $31 each: they cost $34 each to make. the following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs: after seeing these figures, steele's president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce the handlebars at $34 each when it can buy them for $31 each. calculate the total relevant cost. do you agree with the president's conclusion?

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

The larger the investment you make, the easier it will be to: get money from other sources. guarantee cash flow. buy insurance. streamline your products.