Each cutco knife goes through 30 steps to ensure that it meets the firm's standards and provides a good value for a premium product. these steps guarantee that each knife has the same degree of quality over time, which is known as a. level of quality b. product modification c. consistency of quality d. product differentiation e. product design cutco promotes and prices its knife products to convey its premium quality and backs them with exceptional customer service to make its products stand out in a crowded market. which of the following terms is used to describe the process of creating and designing products so customers perceive them as different from competing products? a. product differentiationb. product modificationc. line extensiond. quality differentiatione. product design

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Why should organizations be allowed to promote offensive, violent, sexual, or unhealthy products that can be legally sold and purchased?

Ummit record company is negotiating with two banks for a $157,000 loan. fidelity bank requires a compensating balance of 24 percent, discounts the loan, and wants to be paid back in four quarterly payments. southwest bank requires a compensating balance of 12 percent, does not discount the loan, but wants to be paid back in 12 monthly installments. the stated rate for both banks is 9 percent. compensating balances will be subtracted from the $157,000 in determining the available funds in part a. a-1. calculate the effective interest rate for fidelity bank and southwest bank. (do not round intermediate calculations. input your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.) a-2. which loan should summit accept? southwest bank fidelity bank b. recompute the effective cost of interest, assuming that summit ordinarily maintains $37,680 at each bank in deposits that will serve as compensating balances