Gamma, Inc., has struggled for industry dominance with Ardent, Inc., its main competitor, for years. Gamma has gathered and analyzed large amounts of competitive intelligence about Ardent. It has observed as much of the firm's internal functioning and technology as it can legally, yet Gamma cannot understand why Ardent has a competitive advantage over it.
The source of Ardent's success is .A) impregnable. B) causally ambiguous. C) rationally obscure. D) elusive.

Knight company reports the following costs and expenses in may. factory utilities $17,400 direct labor $70,300 depreciation on factory equipment 13,850 sales salaries 46,700 depreciation on delivery trucks 3,900 property taxes on factory building 3,100 indirect factory labor 53,700 repairs to office equipment 1,500 indirect materials 84,200 factory repairs 2,220 direct materials used 137,700 advertising 15,900 factory manager’s salary 8,700 office supplies used 2,770 from the information: your answer is incorrect. try again. determine the total amount of manufacturing overhead. manufacturing overhead $ 173050 link to text your answer is incorrect. try again. determine the total amount of product costs. product costs $ 208000 link to text your answer is incorrect. try again. determine the total amount of period costs. period costs $ 66870 click if you would like to show work for this question: open show work