Locally manufactured Bubbles is a popular brand of detergent in Germany. However, with the entry of a foreign multinational into the market, Bubbles begins to lose market share. According to Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal, how can the producer of Bubbles best differentiate itself from foreign multinationals?

A. raising trade barriers
B. licensing their core technologies
C. standardizing their product offerings
D. focusing on market niches
E. entering into turnkey projects

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Your uncle is considering investing in a new company that will produce high quality stereo speakers. the sales price would be set at 1.5 times the variable cost per unit; the variable cost per unit is estimated to be $75.00; and fixed costs are estimated at $1,200,000. what sales volume would be required to break even, i.e., to have ebit = zero?

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?