In an issue of the journal wonderland, the northern pacific railroad company introduced eastern readers to a view of the west from the railcar: "we are now in the far-famed yellowstone valley. . there are but few indians now to be seen along the line of the railroad, and those are engaged in agricultural and industrial pursuits. the extinction of the buffalo has rendered the indian much more amenable to the civilizing influences brought to bear upon him than he formerly was." in the view of the railroad, what made the yellowstone valley more appealing?

Two products, qi and vh, emerge from a joint process. product qi has been allocated $34,300 of the total joint costs of $55,000. a total of 2,900 units of product qi are produced from the joint process. product qi can be sold at the split-off point for $11 per unit, or it can be processed further for an additional total cost of $10,900 and then sold for $13 per unit. if product qi is processed further and sold, what would be the financial advantage (disadvantage) for the company compared with sale in its unprocessed form directly after the split-off point?

There is a small, family-owned store that sells food and household goods in a small town. the owners have good relations with the community, especially with local farmers who supply much of the food. the farmers aren't organized into a cooperative or union, and the store deals with each individually. suppose the store wanted to buy some farms to control the supply of certain vegetables. how would you classify this strategic move? select one: a. horizontal integration b. forward integration c. backward integration d. concentric integration

Atrough in the business cycle occurs when