Question 1: Recreation & Sports Equipment Corporation sells a product that is capable of seriously injuring consumers who misuse it in a foreseeable way. Explain whether the firm owe an ethical duty to take this product off the market. Describe the conflicts that might arise if the firm stops selling this product. Firms rarely take products off the market just because of the potential that some idiot can misuse the product. Some products can be misused somehow and way too often the misuse is intentional
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Elektra Products‚ Inc. 1. Martin Griffin‚ the CEO of Elektra Products Incorporated‚ was on the right track with the idea of empowerment among Elektra Products’ employees. However‚ one has to question if it was a contradiction for Martin Griffin to leave the meeting early of his employees that he called together to discuss new ideas. Martin Griffin could have performed a better job of changing Elektra Products into a new kind of organization if he had actually stayed to listen to the full ideas
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Garbage-in‚ Garbage-out year payments) for 20 years. How should that information be incorporated into the analysis? The $43‚750 should be treated as an opportunity cost‚ should we choose to not accept this project. 4. If Tasty Foods does not have an opportunity to lease the space‚ does this mean that the space is “free‚” or costless‚ from the standpoint of the lite product project? The opportunity cost would be “free‚” or costless‚ but the number of units produced would decline with fixed
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Product Category: Convenience Product We all know that with all the different types of consumers’ products out there‚ the convenience product is bought and used more often. A convenience product is one of the consumer product that customers usually buy on a regular basis‚ immediately and without great comparison. It appeals to a very large market segment. Product: French fry holder with a built-in ketchup pocket If you walk into any American fast food restaurant and look at their menu‚ you will
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Chapter 2: Analysis of marketing strategy (4 P’s) 2.1 Product Strategy 2.1.1 Product Classification Crocs Grace Heel is classified as consumer product. It bought by final consumers for personal consumption. Crocs Grace Heel is categorized as shopping product on consumer product. This product will be bought by consumers rarely‚ which consumers buy it for personal consumption as needed. Consumers are willing to buy it less frequently at a higher price. Grace Heel is only available at fewer purchase
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Midwest Office Products Aaron Wilson‚ Brittni Henson‚ Dennie Smyth & Joshua Boatright Midwest Office Products Case ACCT. 6233 October 15‚ 2012 1. Based on the interviews and data in the case‚ estimate: a. The cost of processing cartons through the facility The two costs of processing cartons through the facility are warehouse costs and warehouse personnel costs. The total processing costs are $54/carton. Cartons/yr | 80000 | Commercial Freight | 75000 | Desktop Delivery | 5000
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|Case 9 | |Performance Boating Products‚ Inc. | Performance Boating Products‚ Inc I. Situation Analysis • Performance Boating Products‚ Inc (PBP) manufactures attachments for boat hulls and motors that aid watercraft in reducing drag and maintaining ‘plane’. • PBP attachments can be integrated as part of new
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f The product life cycle (PLC) includes the stages the product goes through after development‚ from introduction to the end of the product. Just as children go through different phases in life (toddler‚ elementary school‚ adolescent‚ young adult‚ and so on)‚ products and services also age and go through different stages. The PLC is a beneficial tool that helps marketers manage the stages of a product’s acceptance and success in the marketplace‚ beginning with the product’s introduction‚ its
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1. What is Sound Business Idea? Sound Business Idea – an economic opportunity which is within reach of the entrepreneur and which will provide him with a desirable value. Source: http://wynnermind.blogspot.com/2012/06/search-for-sound-business-idea.html 2. Creative Process‚ explain each stage Creativity – the reorganization of experiences into new configurations. This has an important role in the formulation of a sound business idea. The Creative Process a.
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and tried to assimilate Tandem and Digital. In particular‚ Compaq struggled to catch up with Dell Computer‚ whose direct sales; build-to-order model gave it a big advantage in cost and speed over Compaq’s indirect sales‚ build-to-forecast approach. When the company disappointed investors with poor results in 1999‚ the board removed Pfieffer‚ who had been credited for Compaq’s previously stellar performance. Since Pfieffer’s departure‚ Compaq has reorganized itself along business lines‚ streamlined
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