At midyear, Barbara, the manager of a store, realizes that the new outlet mall with 300 stores down the street is taking much of the sales away from her store, so she will need to revise the sales goals of her sales associates. Barbara is in what stage of the MBO process

By 2020, automobile market analysts expect that the demand for electric autos will increase as buyers become more familiar with the technology. however, the costs of producing electric autos may increase because of higher costs for inputs (e.g., rare earth elements), or they may decrease as the manufacturers learn better assembly methods (i.e., learning by doing). what is the expected impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity for electric autos?