Which competitive strategy best utilizes Country Comforts core competencies (which include a large and efficient network for obtaining and processing quality coffee beans)? Use Country Comforts core competencies to pursue a focus strategy in which Country Comfort focuses on a narrow segment of the market: older coffee drinkers.

Use Country Comforts core competencies to pursue a differentiation strategy in which Country Comfort differentiates its coffee products by packaging them in neon orange packages that consumers cant miss.

Use Country Comforts core competencies to pursue a cost leadership strategy in which Country Comfort can deliver better quality at a lower price than competitors.

Luc do purchased stocks for $6,000. he paid $4,000 in cash and borrowed $2,000 from the brokerage firm. he bought 100 shares at $60.00 per share ($6,000 total). the loan has an annual interest rate of 8 percent. six months later, luc do sold the stock for $65 per share. he paid a commission of $120 and repaid the loan. his net profit was how much? pls

Pennewell publishing inc. (pp) is a zero growth company. it currently has zero debt and its earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) are $80,000. pp's current cost of equity is 10%, and its tax rate is 40%. the firm has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding selling at a price per share of $48.00. refer to the data for pennewell publishing inc. (pp). pp is considering changing its capital structure to one with 30% debt and 70% equity, based on market values. the debt would have an interest rate of 8%. the new funds would be used to repurchase stock. it is estimated that the increase in risk resulting from the added leverage would cause the required rate of return on equity to rise to 12%. if this plan were carried out, what would be pp's new value of operations? a. $484,359 b. $521,173 c. $584,653 d. $560,748 e. $487,805

Your grandmother told you a dollar doesn't go as far as it used to. she says the purchasing power of a dollar is much lesser than it used to be. explain what she means. try and use and explain terms like inflation and deflation in your answer.