A product's life-cycle cost is the sum of the purchase price and the costs of acquiring, using, owning, maintaining, and disposing of the product

Governments in developing countries impose fewer consumer protection laws in order to ________

A) hold down production costs and consumer prices B) enable companies to focus on profit-making exclusively C) decrease the flow of foreign direct investment into the country D) decrease the complexity of the legal procedures for foreign direct investment

Which one of the following groups is interested in an organization's control structure?

a. Board members. b. Lenders. c. Auditors. d. All of the above.