Apharmaceutical company has created a new drug and has obtained a patent for it. the government allows the company to hold the patent on the drug for 20 years. how does this financially benefit the company? the company will be able to charge other manufacturers who want to produce the drug. the company financially benefits as the exclusive provider of the medicine. the company will get scientific recognition for its work in developing the medicine. the company will be able to use the patent to convince scientists to work in its lab.

Which of the following tasks would be a line cook's main responsibility? oa. frying french fries ob. chopping onions oc. taking inventory of stocked dry goods od. paying invoices

Magic realm, inc., has developed a new fantasy board game. the company sold 15,000 games last year at a selling price of $20 per game. fixed expenses associated with the game total $182,000 per year, and variable expenses are $6 per game. production of the game is entrusted to a printing contractor. variable expenses consist mostly of payments to this contractor. required: 1-a. prepare a contribution format income statement for the game last year.1-b. compute the degree of operating leverage.2. management is confident that the company can sell 58,880 games next year (an increase of 12,880 games, or 28%, over last year). given this assumption: a. what is the expected percentage increase in net operating income for next year? b. what is the expected amount of net operating income for next year? (do not prepare an income statement; use the degree of operating leverage to compute your answer.)

After jeff bezos read about how the internet was growing by 2,000 percent a month, he set out to use the internet as a new distribution channel and founded amazon, which is now the world's largest online retailer. this is clearly an example of a(n)a. firm that uses closed innovation. b. entrepreneur who commercialized invention into an innovation. c. business that entered the industry during its maturity stage. d. exception to the long tail business model