Over the past several years, like other auto manufacturers, General Motors (GM) has introduced many new models of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in all of its major divisions. This proliferation of SUVs and an increase in gasoline prices have caused sales to level off. In response, General Motors offered rebates of up to $5,000, or no-interest financing, on selected models of SUVs. The largest rebates went to current owners of GM vehicles, so that they would replace their current vehicles with a GM model instead of switching to another brand. The rebates have been heavily advertised on national television. Profit margins per vehicle have shrunk as a result of these costly promotions. In what stage of the product life cycle is GM currently operating? A. Market establishment. B. Market introduction. C. Market growth. D. Market maturity. E. Sales decline

Choose the best term for each definitionexpense, liability, monetary asset, statement of financial position, tangible asset, net worth, market value, investment asset, income, assetitems of monetary value a person or household ownsmoney spentmoney receivedfinancial assets purchased with the hope that they will generate income and appreciate in value to make it possible to sell at a higher price in the futurea debt or obligation owed to othersthe amount you could realistically sell an asset forassets that can be quickly and easily converted into casha measure of financial wealth and indicates the monetary value of all possessions that a person or household owns, minus the total amounts owed to othersa financial statement that describes an individual or family's financial condition on a specified date by showing assets, liabilities, and net worthpersonal property that was purchased to create a lifestyle or improve your life

Employees at a library check out books to patrons. books have an isbn and a name. the library sometimes has multiple copies of the same book. books have one or more authors. a patron is an individual who has an active (non-expired) library card. for each library card, we store the person's first and last names and their address. for each employee, we store their employee id, current salary, first and last name and their address. we also store the employee id of their current manager. each time we check out a book to a patron we need to store the date of the transaction, the employee who checked out the book to the patron, and the library card of the patron. some employees have library cards. if an employee patron turns in a book late, the fine that they pay is a percentage of their salary. some employees are authors who have library cards—they are allowed to check out as many books as they like.

While cell phones with holographic keyboards are currently in the introduction stage of the industry life cycle, tablet computers are in the growth stage. in the context of this scenario, which of the following statements is true? a. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face greater competition than the tablet industry. b. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will focus more on product innovation, the tablet industry will focus more on process innovation. c. while the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards can reap the benefits of economies of scale, the tablet industry will experience no such benefits. d. the industry for cell phones with holographic keyboards will face price competition, whereas, in the tablet industry, the mode of competition will be non-price.