Several years ago, the honda motor company unveiled the hybrid version of the honda civic. while the hybrid vehicles are very fuel efficient, they are also very expensive to purchase. hybrid vehicles sales have increased over 570 percent with a compound annual growth rate of 88.6%. sales of the civic eventually overtook those of the toyota prius, making it the number one hybrid car in the u. s. for years, honda has experienced tremendous success with their accords—in fact, honda cars are repeatedly the top-selling automobiles in the u. s. where would the honda civic (hybrid version) and the honda accord fall in the bcg business portfolio analysis matrix?

Arriving and delivering a load of company executives for a business meeting at a destination far from home base requiring an overnight stay, a company’s pilot requested approval from the company finance office to pay to either have the company’s jet brought into the fbo's hangar overnight to protect it from a forecast snowfall or to have it de-iced by the fbo the following morning well-before scheduled departure. the company was under considerable financial pressure at the time, and the pilot’s requests were denied because of the cost. so, early the following morning, the pilot was up on the wing of the jet sweeping off an accumulation of snow and ice with a borrowed push broom in preparation for the scheduled departure with the executives, but slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken neck. the business was organized as a limited partnership, owned by 3 limited partners and one general partner. as a cost-saving measure, the company had dropped its workers’ compensation insurance before the accident. analyze the potential liability for the pilot’s injuries of each of the following, showing your reasoning clearly: the company the general partner the limited partners analyze how the outcome would have been different, if the business had been organized as a corporation and observed all of the formalities to legitimize its corporate status. analyze how the outcome would have been different, if the pilot had been covered by workers’ compensation insurance.

Aproperty title search firm is contemplating using online software to increase its search productivity. currently an average of 40 minutes is needed to do a title search. the researcher cost is $2 per minute. clients are charged a fee of $400. company a's software would reduce the average search time by 10 minutes, at a cost of $3.50 per search. company b's software would reduce the average search time by 12 minutes at a cost of $3.60 per search. which option would have the higher productivity in terms of revenue per dollar of input?

When balancing wheels with either dynamic or road force balancers, technician a says it is really important to follow the instructions provided with the particular balancer you're using. technician b says that when rebalancing a wheel, if it is out of balance, it is best to remove the old weights and recheck the balance before adding new weights. who is correct?