The answer to the blank space is credence attribute. Credence attribute refers to how a good or service cannot be evaluated by consumers even after using it – even though the consumers feels the perceived value.
In the example of the question, Eric clearly doesn’t quite understand the expertise of the surgeon and is unable to evaluate it but nevertheless he benefits from it through his hernia surgery.
<span>Consumer rights and consumer protection law provides a way for individuals to fight back against abusive business practices. These laws are designed to hold sellers of goods and services accountable when they seek to profit by taking advantage of a consumer’s lack of information or bargaining power. Some conduct addressed by consumer rights laws is simply unfair, while other conduct can be described as outright fraud. Consumer rights laws exist at the federal and state level. They are enforced by government agencies, offices of attorneys general, and through individual and class action lawsuits filed by victims.
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Answer: A. gainsharing
Explanation:
A Gainsharing system is the one that Ms. Moore recommended because it involves providing employees with a portion of the increase in gains accrued from increased productivity and effectiveness.
Gainsharing ensures that employees are motivated to work harder for the company because they get a share if the company improves its productivity so they will have a vested interest in ensuring that the company becomes better.
Answer:
D. Task force.
Explanation:
Task force are basically created for a specific reason. They come from various department making it a cross-functional team, and they do not report the same manager.
Answer:
Profit of $3000
Explanation:
The exchange rate of a future contract is usually fixed at the time when the contract is buy 100,000 euros at a futures contract price of $1.22.
The Value in dollars at the time is: $122,000
At the maturity spot rate of the euro is $1.25.
The value of the contract is: $125,000
The difference:
$125,000-122,000
=$3000.
Since the maturity spot rate is higher, there is a profit of $3000 from speculating with the futures contract.
