Uvicon Inc. and Bionor Inc. are firms that compete against each other in the global market Uvicon has a high level of fixed costs and high minimum efficient scale, whereas Bionor has a low level of fixed costs and low minimum efficient scale. In this scenario, which of the following is true? A. Uvicon will be better prepared to hedge against potential adverse moves in currencies than Bionor.
B. Uvicon will benefit from centralizing its production activities and Bionor from decentralizing.
C. Uvicon will have more bargaining power over contract manufacturers than Bionor.
D. Uvicon will be better enabled to adapt to changes in consumer demand in regional markets than Bionor.
E. Uvicon will be better prepared to accommodate demands for local responsiveness than Bionor.

What is the advantage of developing criteria for assessing the effectiveness of business products and processes? a. assessment criteria are answers. b. assessment criteria are inexpensive. c. assessment criteria provide you with a list of relevant things to measure. d. assessment criteria provide you with a list of people to contact to learn more about process mentoring.

If jobs have been undercosted due to underallocation of manufacturing overhead, then cost of goods sold (cogs) is too low and which of the following corrections must be made? a. decrease cogs for double the amount of the underallocation b. increase cogs for double the amount of the underallocation c. decrease cogs for the amount of the underallocation d. increase cogs for the amount of the underallocation

University hero is considering expanding operations beyond its healthy sandwiches. jim axelrod, vice president of marketing, would like to add a line of smoothies with a similar health emphasis. each smoothie would include two free health supplements such as vitamins, antioxidants, and protein. jim believes smoothie sales should fill the slow mid-afternoon period. adding the line of smoothies would require purchasing additional freezer space, machinery, and equipment. jim provides the following projections of net sales, net income, and average total assets in support of his proposal. sandwichesonly sandwiches and smoothies net sales $ 750,000 $ 1,350,000 net income 120,000 210,000 average total assets 350,000 750,000 return on assetschoose numerator ÷ choose denominator = return on assets÷ = return on assets÷ = profit margin÷ = profit margin÷ = asset turnover÷ = asset turnover÷ = times