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3 years ago

Regarding competitive strategies, companies seek efficient manufacturing and productive employees to achieve ___________.

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hoa [83]3 years ago

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Answer:

D. differentiation.

Explanation:

Option A - Low-cost leadership refers to the strategy in which the customers are getting the products at a low cost. Companies seek to achieve cost leadership, but with efficient manufacturing and productive employees cannot help them to achieve that.

Options B and C - With local employees, it is challenging to achieve global operation, and focused differentiation is the selling of unique products to the customers. So, those are wrong answers.

Option D - With the help of differentiation strategy, companies seek effective manufacturing and productive employees to attract customers to take their products from the thousands of products in the market. Therefore, it is the correct answer.

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Explanation:

Preparation the journal entry to record the acquisition of the land.

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(a)

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Max R = P x 15 x $L^{0.2}$ x $C^{0.8}$

Subject to T = 50L + 100C

(b) When S = 50,000

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2L = C

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15 x $L^{0.2}$ x $C^{0.8}$ = S

15 x $L^{0.2}$ x $(2L)^{0.8}$ = 50,000

15 x $2^{0.8}$ x $L^{0.2}$ x $L^{0.8}$ = 50,000

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solution

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Year 0 = $40500

Year 1 = $0

Year 2 = $0

Year 3 = $34500

Year 4 = $34500

Year 5 = $0

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so Net present value will be express as

Net present value = -Initial cash outflow + Present value of future cash flows ...............1

Present value of future cash flows = (cash flow in year n) ÷ (1 + required rate of return)^t ..........................2

put here value we get

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