Imagine that Eveready has developed solar rechargeable batteries that cost only slightly more to produce than the rechargeable batteries currently available. These solar batteries can be recharged by sunlight up to five times, after which they are to be discarded. Unfortunately, the production process cannot be patented, so competitors could enter the market within a year. Which of the following is the best description of the product life cycle of this product?

Select one:

a. Long, level beginning, and rapid ascent
b. High initial sales followed by slow decline
c. High introductory sales followed by rapid decline
d. Rapid growth followed by rapid decline
e. Moderately slow introduction, followed by modest growth, gradually leveling off

Which of the following would cause a shift to the right of the supply curve for gasoline? i. a large increase in the price of public transportation. ii. a large decrease in the price of automobiles. iii. a large reduction in the costs of producing gasoline

On january 2, 2016, twilight hospital purchased a $94,800 special radiology scanner from bella inc. the scanner had a useful life of 4 years and was estimated to have no disposal value at the end of its useful life. the straight-line method of depreciation is used on this scanner. annual operating costs with this scanner are $106,000. approximately one year later, the hospital is approached by dyno technology salesperson, jacob cullen, who indicated that purchasing the scanner in 2016 from bella inc. was a mistake. he points out that dyno has a scanner that will save twilight hospital $26,000 a year in operating expenses over its 3-year useful life. jacob notes that the new scanner will cost $111,000 and has the same capabilities as the scanner purchased last year. the hospital agrees that both scanners are of equal quality. the new scanner will have no disposal value. jacob agrees to buy the old scanner from twilight hospital for $40,500. if twilight hospital sells its old scanner on january 2, 2017, compute the gain or loss on the sale. prepare an incremental analysis of twilight hospital.

Monroe just left his second job in the marketing, sales, and service career pathway. he was self-employed at his first job, and worked for a nonprofit for his second job. he recently took another job in logistics and distribution.  which  best  explains monroe’s career history? monroe worked in marketing communications and promotions in his first job, professional sales and marketing in his second job, and now works for a private company.monroe worked in buying and merchandising in his first job, e-marketing in his second job, and now works for the government.monroe worked in professional sales and marketing in his first job,  management and entrepreneurship in his second job, and is now  self-employed.monroe worked in   marketing research  in his first job, professional sales and marketing in his second job, and now works for a private company.