A merchant wants to stock Christmas trees. She can place only one order per season. The merchant pays $30 for each tree and sells them for $80 each. She will incur an additional cost of $6 each for unsold trees that must be hauled to the landfill. If demand for Christmas trees is normally distributed with a mean of 365 trees and a standard deviation of 46 trees, how many trees should she order

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.