Quick eats is a fast-food restaurant that has recently entered the hospitality industry. since most of its competitors are pursuing a low-cost position and doing well, quick eats also wants to adopt the same strategy. which of the following will be a likely implication of this decision?
a. quick eats will face low profit potential.
b. quick eats will be able to create higher value for its customers.
c. quick eats will be better placed to gain a competitive advantage in the industry.
d. quick eats will not face any direct competition in the industry.

Analyzing operational changes operating results for department b of delta company during 2016 are as follows: sales $540,000 cost of goods sold 378,000 gross profit 162,000 direct expenses 120,000 common expenses 66,000 total expenses 186,000 net loss $(24,000) suppose that department b could increase physical volume of product sold by 10% if it spent an additional $18,000 on advertising while leaving selling prices unchanged. what effect would this have on the department's net income or net loss? (ignore income tax in your calculations.) use a negative sign to indicate a net loss answer; otherwise do not use negative signs with your answers. sales $answer cost of goods sold answer gross profit answer direct expenses answer common expenses answer total expenses answer net income (loss) $answer