<span>Contemporary organizations find that wide spans create flat organizations with fewer vertical levels. Contemporary structures and forms of organizations are simple, functional structures. They are used in a simple business environment and they are traditional in their views and business practices. </span>
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
No gain or loss.
Explanation:
Given:
Amount of spice mixture = 470 pound
Current price = $2.35 per pound
Future price = $2.73 per pound
Computation:
We know that, Future price of spice mixture is higher than current price of spices.
But contract price is fixed at $2.35.
Therefore, no gain or loss will be recognized.
 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The correct answer is C
Explanation:
Positive technological change or variation occurs or happen when the business or the firm is able to produce or manufacture more amount of output by using the same amount of inputs or the same output which have the fewer inputs. 
The example of positive technological change occurs when the firm or the business installs the faster machinery and makes the firm more profitable through increasing the revenue.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: The profit margin is 22.35 %
Explanation: The formula for profit margin is net profit/ income ÷ net sales.
As such, the profit margin is (131000 ÷ 586000) x 100 = 0.2235 * 100 = 22.35 %
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: The correct answer is "b. production and distribution processes becoming obsolete.".
Explanation: The typical risks of a cost leadership strategy include production and distribution processes becoming obsolete because to maintain cost leadership, the production and distribution processes must always be in constant observation to modify if necessary in order to maintain competitiveness and not remain stuck attached to a production and distribution model that as a consequence of innovations in the competition may become obsolete.