Answer:
c) Core Rigidity
Explanation:
Core rigidity is the just like the opposite of a company's competency. Core Rigidity is caused by over reliance on success. As a firm relaxes on it's advantages or present success without looking for ways to improve, it's competitors are out there looking for ways to get better thereby having a greater competitive advantage.
For example here, Merton's toothpaste case here is of core rigidity because they rested on their competency for too long without sourcing for ways to improve while other personal hygiene companies improved and gained a great competitive advantage over Merton's Toothpaste.
The answer is D. Please don't discriminate if I'm wrong.
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Answer:
16 points
Explanation:
Customer sold stock short for $82 per share
Then, customer sold Sept 70 at $4
If short put is then exercised, the customer is obligated to buy the shares back at $70.
Net cost of the customer is $66 per share for the stock, therefore
Customer gains = 82 sale proceeds - 66 cost basis = 16 points.
The third option.
Losses can be used to offset taxes, and earnings are taxed.
Answer:
Diminishing returns
Explanation:
A firm producing widgets (term for a generic good) has two factors of production.
The factory and labour. The capacity of the factory is fixed, and the marginal cost
(MC) of labour is the same (i.e. each new worker will cost the same).
There are two stages to how MC is affected.
1. Increasing returns (MC goes down)
As output begins to increase, the large manufacturing processes/equipment still not fully utilised means and the additional labour can be productive as they can always use the equipment to its full potential due to which the MC is relatively low.
2. Constant returns (MC goes sideward)
At this point, labour is producing its optimal output per unit. The marginal cost is therefore at its lowest.
3. Diminishing returns (MC goes up)
The more labour that is employed, the less marginal output it is able to produce. This could be a result of too many people to efficiently operate/ rotate use of machinery. The cost increases more and more to generate an extra unit of output, because of labour exhibiting diminishing returns in the short run.
In this question, the 10th worker has added 22 units which is 3 units less than the number of units added by the 9th worker, thus the company is producing less marginal output for each worker. so based on the above discussion it can be concluded that the company has Diminishing returns.
