With supply and demand management decisions being made independently,

A) it is increasingly difficult to coordinate the supply chain,thereby increasing profit.
B) it is increasingly difficult to coordinate the supply chain,thereby decreasing profit.
C) it is easier to coordinate the supply chain,thereby decreasing profit.
D) it is easier to coordinate the supply chain,thereby increasing profit.

Which one of the following is NOT one of the six major supply strategy areas:

A) competitive-edge strategies.
B) environmental-change strategies.
C) risk-management strategies.
D) new-product development strategies.
E) cost-reduction strategies.

A franchise is a type of business in which a local firm pays a foreign firm a fee for the rights to make and/or sell the foreign firm's products.

Heifetz and Burns believe that the leader-follower relationship is central to ethical leadership.

An intangible asset has no physical existence and no life.

Two firms, A and B, both produce widgets. The price of widgets is $1 each. Firm A has total fixed costs of $500,000 and variable costs of 50¢ per widget. Firm B has total fixed costs of $240,000 and variable costs of 75¢ per widget. The corporate tax rate is 40%. If the economy is strong, each firm will sell 1,200,000 widgets. If the economy enters a recession, each firm will sell 1,100,000 widgets. If the economy enters a recession, the after-tax profit of Firm B will be

A) $0.
B) $6,000.
C) $36,000.
D) $60,000.
E) None of the options are correct.