The firm initiates a price decrease, their projection on the competitors' reaction is they will also decrease their price to level with them. Starting a price decrease will affect the whole market of like products. Also, another angle that they considered is they will be reprimanded by their regulatory board.
Answer:
a. Secured bonds - A secured bond is a bond that is issued with a collateral backing the loan.
b. Callable bonds - A bond that the issuer can call off, or pay off, at any time, not necessarily at maturity.
c. Convertible bonds - A bond that can be converted into equity (stocks). If the bondholder wishes, he can exchange his bond for ownership of stocks in the bond issuer firm.
d. Term bonds - A bond that has one single, specific maturity date.
e. Serial bonds - A bond that has several maturity dates.
We shall Ignore cost of sugar cane at $0.36 per pound, as its going to be incurred for both processes.
Lets find the cash flow from not processing further:
42500 pounds Sugar @ $1.43 per Pound $60,775
Lets find the cash flow from Processing Further:
If 42500 pounds of raw sugar are processed further, we get 34000 pounds of refined sugar(42500/1.25)
34000 pounds of refined [email protected] $2.23 per pound $75280
Additional Processing charges for 42500 [email protected]$0.49 ($20825)
Total Cash Flow $54995
As can be observed, the organisation earns more when they sell raw sugar, Thus sugar should not be processed further.
The right answer that will fill in the blank is the first option which is the managing for a competitive advantage and diversity. It is one of the challenges that the managers faces today because a lot of things arises now a days, especially new technologies and advances that could rise competition. It is where this challenge occurs and opens as a challenge for managers and also the diversity for now a days, a lot of things could be set as a factor in competition.
