Outdoor adventure, a company that designs and manufactures sportswear, focuses their marketing efforts on people who participate in strenuous outdoor activities such as running, hiking, and climbing. for example, the firm advertises heavily in runner's world and women's running.
outdoor adventure is using factors to segment its market.

a) demographic
b) volume
c) value
d) psychograpic

Self-interest achieve society’s economic goals because producers know which goods consumers want the most. as consumers and producers exercise their freedom to act in their own self-interest, markets will produce the desired goods at the lowest possible cost. consumers and producers both operate based on society’s economic goals. consumers know which goods can be produced at the lowest cost. there is a wide variety of desired goods and services in a market system because producers determine what to produce. consumers change their minds frequently. there is always a need to produce something new and improved. individual wants are diverse. what is produced is ultimately determined by consumers, because if the goods offered are not what consumers want, consumers will not buy them. producers, because they are driven by profits. producers, because they determine what to produce. consumers, because they participate in marketing surveys.

Indicate whether each of the following companies is primarily a service, merchandise, or manufacturing business. if you are unfamiliar with the company, use the internet to locate the company's home page or use the finance web site of yahoo. 1. alcoa inc. 2. boeing 3. caterpillar 4. citigroup inc. 5. cvs 6. dow chemical company 7. ebay inc. 8. fedex 9. ford motor company 10. gap inc. 11. h& r block 12. hilton hospitality, inc. 13. procter & gamble 14. suntrust 15. walmart stores, inc.

How do public goods limit a free market economy? a. they allow consumers to make only occasional economic decisions. b. they allow government to make some economic decisions. c. they allow consumers to make all of the economic decisions. d. they do not allow government to make any economic decisions.