Acompany that is looking at customer trends, its competitors, and the economy to see if there are any threats or opportuntities on the horizon, and also examines its production policies and sales histories to determine its strengths and weaknesses, is conducting a(n):

A company that is looking at customer trends, its competitors, and the economy to see if there are any threats or opportuntities on the horizon, and also examines its production policies and sales histories to determine its strengths and weaknesses, is conducting a SWOT analysis.

Explanation:

SWOT is basically the acronym for; Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It is a very effective tool used in the business industry to form strategies. You summarized the data from internal factors to discover your strengths and weaknesses. You use the external factors to identify the threats and opportunities.

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1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know

the first successful, urban blues recording, selling more than 75,000 copies, was made in year 1920.

mamie smith recorded the first commercially successful example of the urban blues,   with the recording of “crazy blues”."crazy blues" was recorded on august 10, 1920, in new york city. within a month of the release of “crazy blues” it had sold 75,000 copies.