A firm that decides to stop purchasing components from suppliers and start producing them in-house is pursuing backward vertical integration.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Moving ownership of activities upstream to the originating (inputs) point of the value chain is known as backward vertical integration.

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The percentage-of-sales method leads to a budget set by market opportunities rather than by the availability of funds

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A regional restaurant chain spends $90,000 for a local television advertising campaign that delivers $450,000 in incremental revenue

If the incremental contribution margin based on the incremental revenue for this campaign is 75%, then how much would the program return for each additional marketing dollar invested? A) $2.70 B) $3.00 C) $3.75 D) $5.00 E) $7.50

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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