A jeans company is pursuing a low cost strategy and has achieved a position in which it is the lowest cost manufacturer of denim products. One of the ways the company can achieve a competitive advantage against its rivals is to:
a. undercut them in a price war to increase volumes and drive weaker low cost rivals out of business.
b. add features and cost to the jeans to compete with higher priced differentiated brands.
c. build brand loyalty through an intense marketing and media blitz.
d. focus on selling a wide variety of jean styles and colors to appeal to different market segments.

(05.04 mc) a 2012 report from the u.s. surgeon general stated: "another common practice is strategically locating tobacco-related marketing materials where young children will be exposed to them. tobacco industry executives acknowledge that products and advertising should be placed at eye level (pollay 2007), but in california, 48% of stores had at least one cigarette marketing item at or below 3 feet from the floor (feighery et al. 2001)." it was also noted that 25% of cigarette displays were next to candy. in addition, a national study found that about one-third of the stores had tobacco ads at low heights. after california banned counter displays, some stores place cigarettes in transparent displays so product brands could still be seen. why did some stores use transparent units to display the cigarettes? (3 points) to comply with the new rules while still encouraging cigarette purchases via visual exposure to ensure children and minors are not exposed to cigarettes and their eye-catching packaging to minimize exposure to humidity, extending the shelf life of the cigarettes' tobacco to reduce the occurrence of shoplifting, since cigarettes are high-revenue items

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.

Free rein leaders can be described as: a. dictatorial b. authoritarian c. democratic d. permissive