<u>Full question:</u>
The differences between Golden Harvest brand canning jars and Mason brand canning jars is not readily visible. Both are made of heavy glass that will not break easily. Through its advertising, Golden Harvest advertises that its jars are made with a glass that is 100 percent free of all impurities. In this way, Golden Harvest is using _____ to differentiate its product from those of the Mason brand.
A. hidden difference
B. differentiation cue
C. imperceptible difference
D. sensory cue
E. Perception filter
<u>Answer:</u>
In this way, Golden Harvest is using hidden difference to differentiate its product from those of the Mason brand.
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Advertising is the usual means of obtaining a good and service perceived to a public. Hidden differences are the ones where the customers don't know what these variations are so that's why they have to be advertised. Hidden differences are not easily manifest.
Product differentiation is a purchasing plan that aims to recognize a company's goods from the opponent. Auspicious product differentiation includes recognizing and expressing the individual features of a company's presents while highlighting the clear differences among those offerings and others on the market.
Answer: The correct answer is : c. flexible production capacity can be configured to maximize profits in the new environment.
Explanation: Starting from a fixed volume of production, a company is more flexible if it produces a larger quantity of products. Flexibility will provide the ability to have operational production lines in a defined time interval.
Answer:
a. What is the pretax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
b. What is the aftertax cost of debt? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
Explanation:
we must first determine the bond's yield to maturity:
YTM = {coupon + [(face value - market value)/n]} / [(face value + market value)/2] = {30 + [(1,000 - 930)/60]} / [(1,000 + 930)/2] = 31.17 / 965 = 3.23% x 2 = 6.46%
after tax cost of debt = 6.46% x (1 - tax rate) = 6.46% x (1 - 22%) = 6.46% x 78% = 5.04%
Answer:
An upscale "white-tablecloth" restaurant chain acquires a travel agency.
Explanation:
Few reasons:
- Such restaurant are luxurious, so they would want to collaborate with travel agencies but not acquire the whole agency itself.
- Being the upscale restaurant they have to work on their own image not acquiring unnecessary agencies.
- They have their own customer market, who won't compromise on the choices they make, so they don't need to acquire a travel agency to increase it's branding as not everyone can afford such restaurants.
