A running shoe manufacturer opens a factory in a new country and has to decide the price of its product. Arrange the steps involved in the pricing decision. 1. The manufacturing unit increases production by using efficient technology to reduce fixed costs.

2. The company aims to make profits by gaining market share on foreign land.

3. The company computes demand by assessing demographic data such as income and age.

4. The company studies rivals’ market share, product portfolio, and costing.

5. The company adopts going-rate pricing to stiffen competition and penetrate the market

What are two benefits of consumer programs

Oliver is the vice president of production at his company and has been managing the launch of new software systems. he worked with a team of individuals who were tasked to create awareness about a specific product and also to approach potential purchasers of the product. which department managers were part of oliver’s team?

Rate of return douglas keel, a financial analyst for orange industries, wishes to estimate the rate of return for two similar-risk investments, x and y. douglas's research indicates that the immediate past returns will serve as reasonable estimates of future returns. a year earlier, investment x had a market value of $27 comma 000; and investment y had a market value of $46 comma 000. during the year, investment x generated cash flow of $2 comma 025 and investment y generated cash flow of $ 6 comma 770. the current market values of investments x and y are $28 comma 582 and $46 comma 000, respectively. a. calculate the expected rate of return on investments x and y using the most recent year's data. b. assuming that the two investments are equally risky, which one should douglas recommend? why?