All of the following are sunk cost investments that precommit an incumbent to aggressively defend market share and the cash flow prior to threatened entry except
a. reputational investments in company logos (e.g., Beatrice)
b. automobile showrooms
c. retail displays which hold only L'eggs egg-shaped hosiery packages
d. neon signage for an independently owned Krispy Kreme store
e. excess capacity in a declining industry
b
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The number and availability of discount brokers has grown rapidly since the mid-1970s. The efficient markets hypothesis predicts that people who use discount brokers
A) will likely earn lower returns than those who use full-service brokers. B) will likely earn about the same as those who use full-service brokers, but will net more after brokerage commissions. C) are going against evidence suggesting that full-service brokers can help outperform the market. D) are likely to outperform the market by a wide margin.
The prices of goods at a grocery store are listed in dollars. Which function of money does this illustrate?