Both apple and nike produce their products and own retail outlets. they also rely on independent distributors to sell their offerings. apple and nike are utilizing to partially rely on outside-market firms while supporting their forward vertical integration strategy. (a) strategic alliances (b) strategic outsourcing (c) horizontal integration (d) taper integration

In order to minimize project risk which step comes after the step of identifying risks

Abusiness cycle reflects in economic activity, particularly real gdp. the stages of a business cycle

Carey company is borrowing $225,000 for one year at 9.5 percent from second intrastate bank. the bank requires a 15 percent compensating balance. the principal refers to funds the firm can effectively utilize (amount borrowed − compensating balance). a. what is the effective rate of interest? (use a 360-day year. input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) b. what would the effective rate be if carey were required to make 12 equal monthly payments to retire the loan?