Patronizing a store means helping it buy going there often, and basically buying things often and consequently giving it money..
Patronizing a little brother means behaving condescendingly towards, a kind of master-slave relationship... One should never do that...
A. Bid/no bid decision
A "bid" is what contractors call their proposals, and in some cases it will not be worth it to even submit a proposal on a job. The stage where contractors decide if it is worth it is called bid/no-bid.
Answer: compare his turnover ratio to other grocery stores' ratios.
Explanation: The manager should "compare his turnover ratio to other grocery stores' ratios" since Humongous Food Store (HFS) is losing money but have a turnover ratio of 12.
A turnover ratio of 12 means that they sold everything in the store once per month. Turnover ratio is the percentage of mural fund or portfolio holdings that have been replaced in a given year or 12 months period.
i believe the answer is B
