) Offensive strategic moves involve all of the following except 38) A) pursuing continuous product innovation to draw sales and market share away from rivals. B) blocking the avenues open to challengers. C) leapfrogging competitors by being first to market with next-generation products. D) launching a preemptive strike to secure an advantageous position that rivals are prevented or discouraged from duplicating. E) using hit-and-run or guerrilla warfare tactics to grab sales and market share.

Ardmore farm and seed has an inventory dilemma. they have been selling a brand of very popular insect spray for the past year. they have never really analyzed the costs incurred from ordering and holding the inventory and currently fave a large stock of the insecticide in the warehouse. they estimate that it costs $25 to place an order, and it costs $0.25 per gallon to hold the spray. the annual requirements total 80,000 gallons for a 365 day year.a. assuming that 10,000 gallons are ordered each time an order is placed, estimate the annual inventory costs.b. calculate the eoq.c. given the eoq calculated in part b., how many orders should be placed and what is the average inventory balance? d. if it takes seven days to receive an order from suppliers, at what inventory level should ardmore place another order?