This is known as PRECOGNITION.
In psychology, precognition is defined as the ability to perceive or see a future event before it happens by means of extrasensory perception. It is considered as a form of extrasensory perception because, it operates without recourse to the normal senses.
The answer to the blank provided in the question "<span>Nike _________________ its products in foreign countries, where labor is cheap and production sites are owned by other companies. this strategy allows nike to experiment in new markets without incurring large start-up costs involved with building their own production facilities." is Contract Manufactures.</span>
Answer:
royalties
Explanation:
Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that in the context of business these obligations are referred to as royalties. Royalties are shared obligations in which the franchisee agrees to pay the franchisor part of the profits that they make from using their brand name or products. Such as is being illustrated in this scenario.
Since the cost of $20,000 has been incurred two years ago, the firm should check and see as to how many units of the product were produced in the two years. Did the firm produce enough items to break even the cost of acquisition. Additionally the business should also check the current market value of this two year old equipment. The business manager should weigh in the savings that is to be obtained from outsourcing along with the resale value of the old machine and then take a declension as to whether the company should go for outsourcing. Also, the business manager must examine whether the outsourcing can happen for the long run. This is because two years down the line, outsourcing may have increased the cost and again another process may look attractive. So a through cost benefit analysis should be made before taking a decision.
Yes of course. When people are given a higher salary there is a much better chance of them to work more. Look at it this way: If someone pays you $8 an hour and someone else pays you $10 for the same exact job, which one are you most likely going to choose? The second one, right? And with that higher pay per hour will most likely result in better work ethic and more production.