Andrew found a stone in his yard and took it to Brad, a jeweler, for evaluation. Although Brad knew what the stone was, he told Andrew that he wasn't sure as to the nature of the stone, but that he thought it was a saphire. Brad then offered to buy the stone for $50 and Andrew agreed. Later Andrew found out the stone was an uncut blue diamond worth about $10,000. The sale:

Miller mfg. is analyzing a proposed project. the company expects to sell 8,000 units, plus or minus 2 percent. the expected variable cost per unit is $11 and the expected fixed costs are $287,000. the fixed and variable cost estimates are considered accurate within a plus or minus 5 percent range. the depreciation expense is $68,000. the tax rate is 32 percent. the sales price is estimated at $64 a unit, plus or minus 3 percent. what is the earnings before interest and taxes under the base case scenario?

You have just been hired as a brand manager at kelsey-white, an american multinational consumer goods company. recently the firm invested in the development of k-w vision, a series of systems and processes that allow the use of up-to-date data and advanced analytics to drive informed decision making about k-w brands. it is 2018. the system is populated with 3 years of historical data. as brand manager for k-w’s blue laundry detergent, you are tasked to lead the brand's turnaround. use the vision platform to to develop your strategy and grow blue’s market share over the next 4 years.

If consumers start to believe they need a product, what is likely to happen? a. the demand becomes less elastic. b. the demand becomes more elastic. c. the supply decreases. d. the price decreases.