Bert's company is about to release a new electronics product. the electronics product is estimated to have a short life cycle before it is replaced by an upgraded one. the company would like to recover the capital spent to produce the product. it therefore decides to charge the highest possible price for the product upon release. bert's firm recognizes this might provide an advantage to competitors who may release the product at a lower price, but it believes customers will feel that the higher price signals higher quality. refer to scenario 20.1. what type of pricing strategy is bert's company using for this product?

Which feature transfers a slide show into a word-processing document?

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Suppose you win a small lottery and have the choice of two ways to be paid: you can accept the money in a lump sum or in a series of payments over time. if you pick the lump sum, you get $2,950 today. if you pick payments over time, you get three payments: $1,000 today, $1,000 1 year from today, and $1,000 2 years from today. 1) at an interest rate of 6% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 2) at an interest rate of 9% per year, the winner would be better off accepting the (lump sum / payments over time), since it has the greater present value. 3) years after you win the lottery, a friend in another country calls to ask your advice. by wild coincidence, she has just won another lottery with the same payout schemes. she must make a quick decision about whether to collect her money under the lump sum or the payments over time. what is the best advice to give your friend? a) the lump sum is always better. b) the payments over time are always better. c) it will depend on the interest rate; advise her to get a calculator. d) none of these answers is good advice.