Jeff heun, president of vaughn always, agrees to construct a concrete cart path at dakota golf club. vaughn always enters into a contract with dakota to construct the path for $183,000. in addition, as part of the contract, a performance bonus of $38,800 will be paid based on the timing of completion. the performance bonus will be paid fully if completed by the agreed-upon date. the performance bonus decreases by $9,700 per week for every week beyond the agreed-upon completion date. jeff has been involved in a number of contracts that had performance bonuses as part of the agreement in the past. as a result, he is fairly confident that he will receive a good portion of the performance bonus. jeff estimates, given the constraints of his schedule related to other jobs , that there is 55% probability that he will complete the project on time, a 25% probability that he will be 1 week late, and a 20% probability that he will be 2 weeks late.

Jameson manages a well-known cell phone company. this company has been voted as having the best cell-phone service. consumers appreciate the fact that they can call from almost anywhere in the world and the service still gets through. jameson knows that the company's product far surpasses that of the competition. one thing has been bothering him, though. in order to put so many resources into ensuring the best service, jameson has cut back on employees at the firm's customer call center. recently, consumers have begun complaining about long wait times when they call in with a problem or concern. although its cell phone service is still considered one of the best, customer satisfaction with the firm's customer service has plummeted. jameson does not understand why consumers are getting so upset. he believes the exceptional cell phone service more than makes up for long waiting periods and other issues with its customer service. "after all," he says, "they can't have it all. if i invest more in customer service, that means less investment on ensuring the quality of our product offering."refer to scenario. jameson has asked you, a marketing consultant, to give him advice. he cannot understand how a cell-phone company with the best product offering in the cell-phone service industry could get such low satisfaction ratings simply because the customer service is not up to par. you suggest that jameson has a narrowly defined view of the company's product offering. you tell jameson that successful marketers should define their products as what they

Almost 80% of business owners are clueless about the competition, resulting in a) lost market share and customers. b) needless lawsuits. c) uninspired products. d) lack of perseverance

How are interest rates calculated by financial institutions? financial institutions generally calculate interest as (1) interest or (.