Gators, Inc., a store that specializes in University of Florida merchandise, centered its marketing plan on the objective to increase sales by 50%. This was based on the assumption that the Gators would be playing in the National Championship game. Because of the unexpected firing of Coach Zook and the not-so-hot season, Gators, Inc. set its objective too high. Fortunately, Gators, Inc. included an alternate way to increase sales by 30% into its marketing plan, just in case the football team was not as successful as anticipated. This is an example of:

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Tl & co. is following a related-linked diversification strategy, and soar inc. is following a related-constrained diversification strategy. how do the two firms differ from each other? a. soar inc. generates 70 percent of its revenues from its primary business, while tl & co. generates only 10 percent of its revenues from its primary business. b. soar inc. pursues a backward diversification strategy, while tl & co. pursues a forward diversification strategy. c. tl & co. will share fewer common competencies and resources between its various businesses when compared to soar inc. d. tl & co. pursues a differentiation strategy, and soar inc. pursues a cost-leadership strategy, to gain a competitive advantage.

Apopular low-cost airline, parson corp., has gone out of business. although the service and price provided by the airline was what customers wanted, the larger airlines were able to drive the low-cost airline out of business through an aggressive price war. which component of the competitive environment does this illustrate?