Bauer, Inc. is a company that manufactures a broad variety of products—plastics, fertilizers, tractors, and headphones—under a single brand. The top management at Bauer has decided upon a new strategy; they plan to enter the medical equipment industry as they see potential for strong profits in a heavy growth industry. Which level of strategy (in the strategy hierarchy) does this best illustrate?

Ok, so, theoretical question: if i bought the mona lisa legally, would anyone be able to stop me from eating it? why or why not?

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?

Reagan corporation is a wholesale distributor of truck replacement parts. initial amounts taken from reagan's records are as follows: