When Terry retired from Caterpillar, he received a pension: Caterpillar would pay him $50,000 the first year he was retired, with the amount increasing by 5 percent each year thereafter. If inflation turned out to be 2 percent each year, what would happen to the real value of Terry's pension? A. It would decrease each year by 5 percent. B. It would increase each year by 3 percent. C. It would increase each year by 5 percent. D. It would decrease each year by 3 percent.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position