Uvicon Inc. and Bionor Inc. are firms that compete against each other in the global market Uvicon has a high level of fixed costs and high minimum efficient scale, whereas Bionor has a low level of fixed costs and low minimum efficient scale. In this scenario, which of the following is true? A. Uvicon will be better prepared to hedge against potential adverse moves in currencies than Bionor.
B. Uvicon will benefit from centralizing its production activities and Bionor from decentralizing.
C. Uvicon will have more bargaining power over contract manufacturers than Bionor.
D. Uvicon will be better enabled to adapt to changes in consumer demand in regional markets than Bionor.
E. Uvicon will be better prepared to accommodate demands for local responsiveness than Bionor.

Actual usage for the year by the marketing department was 70,000 copies and by the operations department was 330,000 copies. if a dual-rate cost-allocation method is used, what amount of copying facility costs will be budgeted for the operations department?

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

Increases in output and increases in the inflation rate have been linked to