IP protection doesn’t always work. What contributes to this failure?
a. laws protecting the company’s rights may not be recognized in other countries
b. there are too many patents on record, making it difficult to monitor them
c. companies fail to renew their patents after the expiration date
d. the product or service has evolved after the original protection was filed
a. laws protecting the company’s rights may not be recognized in other countries
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The systematic setting of policy according to a formula is known as
A. credibility. B. an expectations trap. C. discretionary policy. D. a rule for monetary policy.
A leveraged buyout refers to a(n):
A. firm restructuring itself by selling off unrelated units of the company's portfolio. B. firm pursuing its core competencies by seeking to build a top management team that comes from a similar background. C. restructuring action whereby a party buys all of the assets of a business, financed largely with debt, and takes the firm private. D. action where the management of the firm and/or an external party buys all of the assets of a business financed largely with equity.
If sales are $525,000, variable costs are 56% of sales, and operating income is $50,000, what is the contribution margin ratio?
A) 44% B) 26.5% C) 9.5% D) 64%
The major attraction of instant messaging (IM) in business is real-time communication with colleagues anywhere in the world as long as a cell phone signal or a Wi-Fi connection is available
Indicate whether the statement is true or false