"3b's—bigger, better burger" hamburger fast food restaurants merge with a large potato farm "potters potatoes." 3b's is now looking forward to having a fresh, reliable supply of potatoes for its fries along with a farm offering fair prices and which is now under the direction of the same company leadership. potters potatoes is happy to steadily supply its potatoes to 3b and not have its potatoes go unused. this is an example of:

With the slowdown of business, how can starbucks ensure that the importance of leadership development does not get overlooked?

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.

You have just made your first $5,500 contribution to your retirement account. assume you earn a return of 10 percent per year and make no additional contributions. a. what will your account be worth when you retire in 45 years? (do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. what if you wait 10 years before contributing?