How does horizontal integration within an industry affect the surviving firms? By requiring the surviving firms to shift their focus from non-price to price competition By strengthening the rivalry among existing firms By strengthening the bargaining power of the surviving firms vis-à-vis suppliers and buyers By increasing the threat the surviving firms will face from new entrants

Bear, inc. estimates its sales at 200,000 units in the first quarter and that sales will increase by 20,000 units each quarter over the year. they have, and desire, a 25% ending inventory of finished goods. each unit sells for $35. 40% of the sales are for cash. 70% of the credit customers pay within the quarter. the remainder is received in the quarter following sale. cash collections for the third quarter are budgeted at

Location test: question 1 of 54)water is a solvent because itoa. is made of moleculesob. dissolves many substancesc. is a saltd. has a large buffering capacity

Why is following an unrelated diversification strategy especially advantageous in an emerging economy? a. it allows the conglomerate to overcome institutional weaknesses in emerging economies. b. it allows the conglomerate to form a monopoly in emerging economies. c. it allows the conglomerate to use well-defined legal systems in emerging economies. d. it allows the conglomerate to take advantage of strong capital markets in emerging economies.