When faced with a network design decision, the goal of a manager is to design a network that
A: maximizes the firm's profits.
B: minimizes the firm's costs.
C: satisfies customer needs in terms of demand and responsiveness.
D: maximizes the firm's profits while satisfying customer needs in terms of demand and responsiveness.
A: maximizes the firm's profits.
B: minimizes the firm's costs.
C: satisfies customer needs in terms of demand and responsiveness.
D: maximizes the firm's profits while satisfying customer needs in terms of demand and responsiveness.
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- A firm with a higher degree of operating leverage when compared to the industry average implies thatthe A: Firm has higher variable costs. B: Firm's profits are more sensitive to changes in sales volume. C: Firm is more profitable. D: Firm is less risky.
- The capital structure that maximizes the value of a firm also: A: minimizes financial distress costs. B: minimizes the cost of capital. C: maximizesthe present value of the tax shield on debt. D: maximizes the value of the debt.
- If a competitive firm maximizes short-run profits by producing some quantity of output, which of the following must be true at that level of output?
- If a monopolist engages in three-degree price discrimination in two segmented markets, but the firm's cost function is the same in both markets, in which market will the firm set a higher price? A: The larger market in terms of market size B: The smaller market in terms of market size C: The market with more elastic demand D: The market with less elastic demand
- Unlike HR managers of the past, modern HR managers must be able to ________. A: assist with employee training in various departments within a firm B: explain HR activities in terms of a firm's performance and profitability C: determine the most appropriate compensation for employees D: hire workers who are well-matched to a firm's HR needs