The order fulfillment process may be outsourced to a third party so that the outsourcing company can ______.

a. focus on its core business
b. pass the increase in prices to end consumers
c. circumvent government regulation
d. achieve ISO certification


a. focus on its core business

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Porter's four generic strategies for achieving competitive advantage are:

A) price determination, cost leadership, product differentiation, distribution savings. B) cost leadership, product differentiation, cost challenger, product challenger. C) price leadership, product differentiation, price challenger, cost differentiation. D) cost leadership, product differentiation, cost focus, focused differentiation. E) cost leadership, product differentiation, consumer differentiation, focused differentiation.

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If a special pricing order is accepted for 5500 sails at a sales price of $150 per unit, and fixed costs remain unchanged, what is the change in operating income? (Assume the special pricing order will require variable manufacturing costs and variable selling and administrative costs.)

Voyage Sail Makers manufactures sails for sailboats. The company has the capacity to produce 37,000 sails per year and is currently producing and selling 30,000 sails per year. The following information relates to current production:



A) Operating income decreases by $825,000.
B) Operating income increases by $825,000.
C) Operating income decreases by $495,000.
D) Operating income increases by $495,000.

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Describe two forms of bias that adversely affect the way managers make decisions and provide an example for each.

What will be an ideal response?

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________ is possible today

A) Single sign-on B) Reduced sign-on C) Both A and B D) Neither A nor B

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