EatWell Inc., a chain of sub shops, periodically compares the quality of its food and service with its competitors in order to continually improve its performance. This corporate strategy is known as

A. diversification.
B. benchmarking.
C. brainstorming.
D. horizontal integration.
E. vertical integration.


Answer: B

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What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following causes a change in the amount of cash held by a company?

a. Write-off of a bad debt b. Declaration of a cash dividend c. Payment of a cash dividend declared in a previous period d. Declaration and issuance of a stock dividend

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A recent survey conducted by U.S. News and World Report on the best overall hybrid car, ranked the Ford Fusion Hybrid as one of the best hybrid cars for the money. For Ford, this represents

A. marketing tactics. B. product control. C. a core benefit. D. a competitive advantage. E. a value edge.

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The tax effect on the sale of the existing asset results in ________. (See Table 11.3)

A) $800 tax benefit B) $1,000 tax liability C) $1,100 tax liability D) $6,000 tax liability

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