1. Western Michigan is home to three office furniture manufacturing firms. When they realized that they were sourcing from many of the same suppliers, they thought that there might be an opportunity for a joint venture to consolidate inbound movement of raw materials. Describe the trade-offs that might be associated with such an initiative across competitors. Discuss the benefits and risks of such a strategy

Win goods inc. is a large multinational conglomerate. as a single business unit, the company's stock price is estimated to be $200. however, by adding the actual market stock prices of each of its individual business units, the stock price of the company as one unit would be $300. what is win goods experiencing in this scenario? a. diversification discount b. learning-curveeffects c. experience-curveeffects d. economies of scale