Suppose the exchange rate between the U. S. dollar and the Japanese yen is initially 90 yen per dollar. According to purchasing-power parity, if the price of traded goods rises by 10 percent in the United States and remains constant in Japan, then the exchange rate will become a. 108 yen per dollar. b. 72 yen per dollar. c. 99 yen per dollar. d. 81 yen per dollar.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position