Review the inquirer to determine chester’s current strategy. where will they seek a competitive advantage? from the following list, select the top five sources of competitive advantage that chester would be most likely to pursue.

select 5:
increase demand through tqm initiatives
offer attractive credit terms
seek excellent product designs, high awareness, and high accessibility
add additional products
seek the lowest price in their target market while maintaining a competitive contribution margin
accept lower plant utilization and higher capacities to insure sufficient capacity is available to meet demand
reduce labor costs through training and recruitment
seek high automation levels
seek high plant utilization, even if it risks occasional small stockouts
reduce cost of goods through tqm initiatives

Trinity coatings company uses the indirect method to prepare its statement of cash flows. refer to the following information for 2018: the beginning balance in the cash account was $ 3 comma 000. net cash provided by operating activities: $ 42 comma 000 net cash used for investing activities: $(26 comma 500) net cash provided by financing activities: $ 1 comma 700 the statement of cash flows will show

Suppose the marginal damage and marginal benefit curves in a polluted neighborhood are md = p/3 and mb = 4 – p. also, suppose that transactions costs are low, so that the consumers and the firm can bargain. we saw that in this case, the socially-optimal level of pollution is achieved. start by computing the socially-optimal p. then, for each of the following cases, compute the amount of money transferred through the bargaining process, and indicate who pays whom (i.e., whether consumers pay the firm, or vice versa). also, compute the gains to each party relative to the status quo (i.e., the starting point of the bargaining process).a)consumers have the right to clean air; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.b)consumers have the right to clean air; consumers are dominant in the bargaining process.c)firm has the right to pollute; firm is dominant in the bargaining process.d)firm has the right to pollute; consumers are dominant in the bargaining proces

Most states have licensing registration requirements for child care centers and family daycare homes. these usually include minimum standard for operation. which of the following would you most likely find required in a statement of state licensing standards for child care centers?