The generic strategy in which an organization's advantage comes from being able to sell products at lower prices than its competitors is referred to as a(n) strategy

What is the opportunity cost in this scenario? harry has been very busy at work for the past two weeks. he has been working weekends too. finally, he is going to get a weekend off. originally, he planned to paint his apartment that weekend. he also considered going fishing for the weekend. but then his parents called and asked him to come for dinner because it has been a while since they have seen each other. later on, his friend theo informed him about a surprise birthday party for another friend. theo plans to reserve a room at a restaurant for the celebration, with the cost to reserve the room split between theo, harry, and three other friends. now harry is confused about what he should do over the weekend. he decides that, for him, the most important commitments are going over to his parent's house and attending his friend's birthday party. in the end, harry decides to see his parents.

Which of the following statements is correct? a. two firms with identical sales and operating costs but with different amounts of debt and tax rates will have different operating incomes by definition. b. free cash flow (fcf) is, essentially, the cash flow that is available for interest and dividends after the company has made the investments in current and fixed assets that are necessary to sustain ongoing operations. c. retained earnings as reported on the balance sheet represent cash and, therefore, are available to distribute to stockholders as dividends or any other required cash payments to creditors and suppliers. d. if a firm is reporting its income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, then its net income as reported on the income statement should be equal to its free cash flow. e. after-tax operating income is calculated as ebit(1 - t) + depreciation.

You are working on a bid to build two city parks a year for the next three years. this project requires the purchase of $249,000 of equipment that will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value over the three-year project life. ignore bonus depreciation. the equipment can be sold at the end of the project for $115,000. you will also need $18.000 in net working capital for the duration of the project. the fixed costs will be $37000 a year and the variable costs will be $148,000 per park. your required rate of return is 14 percent and your tax rate is 21 percent. what is the minimal amount you should bid per park? (round your answer to the nearest $100) (a) $214,300 (b) $214,100 (c) $212,500 (d) $208,200 (e) $208,400