Answer:
D. Inventory levels are determined as the trade-off between losing the margin on additional sales and the costs of excess inventory.
Explanation:
Option B is wrong because net working capital = current assets - current liabilities, and inventory is a current asset.
Options A and C may or may not be true depending on the company's costs. Holding costs include storage costs, insurance, damaged goods or even spoilage. Depending on the industry, e.g. dairy products, they might be larger than financing costs. But for other industries, e.g. microchips, holding costs are probably much lower than financing costs (a lot of small but expensive goods).
Answer:
(A) Reducing spending is the only means the city has of responding to the current financial crisis.
Explanation:
''Zoo director: The city is in a financial crisis and must reduce its spending.''
The above statement is the central subject of the and main conclusion of the Zoo director's argument. The issue of the cutting of City Zoo's funding in half is just explaining one of the ways in which the Zoo director may not wish to reduce the costs. In summary the cost reduction has to be done in other areas.
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Answer:
Refer explanation...
Explanation:
A negative externality occurs when the production or consumption of a good or service creatives a negative impact on a third party. Hence, the social cost is higher than the private cost.
I have provided 4 examples of negative externalities below, although the requirement is 3 :)
A. Negative externalities in production:
1. When rainforests are cut down for animal rearing, it leads to an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere which can damage the ozone layer and cause global warming.
2. Using pesticides on vegetation protects them from insects, however it leads to harmful carcinogens to enter the environment and create pollution.
B. Negative externalities in consumption:
1. Consumption of cigarettes may deteriorate the health of those around, who are vulnerable to passive smoking.
2. Alcohol consumption develops drunk drivers who increase the risk of car accidents and social disorder.
Market failure occurs when the price mechanism fails to incorporate all the costs and benefits involved in the production or consumption of a particular good or service. The market fails by not being able to supply the socially optimum level of output of a good or a service. Hence there is an over-consumption of a good that creates negative externalities or under-consumption of a good that produces positive externalities.
Answer:
Flexibility
Explanation:
Given that there are three types of process-related competitive priorities in which firms utilize to remain competitive in the market. These processes include:
1. flexibility
2. Innovation
3. sustainability
Flexibility in this situation is mostly referred to as adaptation to market changes. Given that this is a technological market, and it is often bound to quick changes and dynamism, especially in terms of customer taste and preferences, huge competitors, and shorter span of the technological product,
Hence, for this electronic company making smartphones, one of the most crucial process-related competitive operational priorities for the firm is Flexibility. This is due to various competitors coming with new models in short stints.