Blondie Bean is a Brazilian company that grows, roasts and exports coffee beans. Blondie Bean is a very successful international coffee brand due to the abundant availability of coffee beans in Brazil, as well as the suitable climatic conditions and soil for the cultivation of coffee plants in the nation. According to the diamond model, Blondie Bean benefits from:

Which of the following best explains why large companies have an advantage over smaller companies? a. economies of scale make it possible to offer lower prices. b. the production possibilities frontier is wider for a larger company. c. decreasing marginal utility enables more efficient production. d. increasing the scale of production leads to a reduction in inputs.2b2t

Jennifer purchased a house in a brand new development in the outskirts of town. when her house was built, the nearest fire department was nearly 20 miles away. as her neighborhood developed, the density of the community called for a new fire department 1.5 miles away. what effect will the new fire station have on her homeowners insurance premium? a. a new fire department will be more demanding on local taxes. her annual premium will go up. b. the location of a fire department has no bearing on the value of her house. her annual premium will stay the same. c. the new fire department will reduce the risk of financial loss in her home. her annual premium should decrease. d. with a fire department so close (less than 5 miles), financial risk on jennifer’s home practically disappears. she will not need to pay insurance anymore.

Boone brothers remodels homes and replaces windows. ace builders constructs new homes. if boone brothers considers expanding into new home construction, it should evaluate the expansion project using which one of the following as the required return for the project?