Which of the following statements indicate a disadvantage of using the regular payback period (not the discounted payback period) for capital budgeting decisions?
a. the payback period does not take the time value of money into account.
b. the payback period is calculated using net income instead of cash flows.
c. the payback period does not take the project’s entire life into account.

Coca-cola was primarily known for its core competencies in marketing, bottling, and distributing aerated drinks. however, with the success of gatorade, coca-cola developed competencies in the development and marketing of its own sports drink, powerade. which of the following is true of coca-cola? a. it is leveraging existing core competencies to improve current market position. b. it is building new core competencies to protect and extend its current market position. c. it is redeploying and recombining existing core competencies to compete in markets of the future. d. it is targeting the chasm between the early adopter and early majority market segment.