During the current quarter, a firm produces consumer goods and adds some of those goods to its inventory rather than selling them. The value of the goods added to inventory is a. not included in the current quarter GDP. b. included in the current quarter GDP as investment. c. included in the current quarter GDP as consumption. d. included in the current quarter GDP as a statistical discrepancy

Which of the following statements is true of the balanced-scorecard? a. it is a more or less a one-dimensional metric of measuring competitive advantages of a firm. b. it is one of the traditional approaches of measuring firm performance. c. its primary focus is to base a firm's strategic goals entirely on external performance dimensions. d. it attempts to provide a holistic perspective on firm performance.

The discussion of the standards for selection of peanuts that will be used in m& ms and the placement of the m& m logo on the candies speaks to which building block of a sustainable competitive advantage:

Which of the following is true of website content? it should be refreshed periodically to keep customers coming back. once the content has been written and proofread it shouldn't be changed. grammatical errors are not a problem because the customer visits the site to purchase a product, not check the site's grammar. it should be limited to text and shouldn't include multimedia.