A fitness electronics company is a first-mover in wearable fitness trackers. Its innovative everyday activity and exercise bracelet has created a monopoly for its product. Executives are apprehensive about the company's ability to maintain its competitive advantage because they know that rival companies have competent research and development skills and access to complementary assets. These rivals are considered:

a. barriers to imitation.
b. first-movers.
c. complementary assets.
d. capable competitors.

According to maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, which of the following would be an issue that requires the fulfillment of a lower order need? a)the need for a challenging project at work. b)the need for a promotion at work.c) the need to locate your business in an area with a low crime rate. d)the need for a mentor to you ascend within the company. none of the above

The plastic flowerpots company has two manufacturing departments, molding and packaging. at the beginning of the month, the molding department has 2,100 units in inventory, 70% complete as to materials. during the month, the molding department started 18,500 units. at the end of the month, the molding department had 3,150 units in ending inventory, 80% complete as to materials. units completed in the molding department are transferred into the packaging department. cost information for the molding department for the month follows: beginning work in process inventory (direct materials) $ 1,300 direct materials added during the month 28,900 using the weighted-average method, compute the molding department's (a) equivalent units of production for materials and (b) cost per equivalent unit of production for materials for the month. (round "cost per equivalent unit of production" to 2 decimal places.)

Select all that apply. what do opponents of minimum wage believe are the results of minimum wage? increases personal income results in job shortages causes unemployment raises prices of goods