Answer:
A. Research and Development
Explanation:
Research and development involves activities that companies undertake to innovate and introduce new products and services.
For the toy manufacturers, what they believe to he their major competitive advantage is in the development of innovative toys which is under the research and development function. It would be bad to put in context if they outsource their competitive advantage first.
If there's need for outsourcing, what is perceived as the company's competitive advantage should always be outsourced LAST.
Answer and Explanation:
a. They will visit the local restaurant and the job candidate will choose to have salad as an order. Please check the attachment I added for the other parts of the answer.
b. The interviewer would make a choice and choose local restaurant. Based on this choice, the job candidate will choose salad. If the interviewer should choose chain restaurant, the job candidate will choose steak
C. Strategy
The interviewer:
S = {chain,local}
Job candidate:
S = {(steak, salad} multiplied by {steak, salad}
= {(Steak steak), (steak salad), (salad, steak), (salad,salad)}
Answer:
$67.1 million
Explanation:
Given that,
Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of 2021 = $51 million
Service cost = $18 million
Retiree benefits = $7 million
Projected benefit obligation at December 31, 2021:
= Beginning of 2021 + Service cost + Interest cost - Retiree benefits
= $51 million + $18 million + (10% × $51 million) - $7 million
= $51 million + $18 million + $5.1 million - $7 million
= $67.1 million
