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All of the following are reasons that pharmaceutical companies have higher barriers for entry than grocery stores except: a

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1. All of the following are reasons that pharmaceutical companies have higher barriers for entry than grocery stores except:
   a. There is lengthy government testing and approval required.
   b. Research and development is a lengthy and uncertain process.
   c. Patent protection is needed for exclusive rights.
   d. The largest asset is typically capital intensive Property, Plant and Equipment.
2. Which forces typically represent vertical competition in a value chain?
   a. Potential entry and substitutes.
   b. Buyer power and rivalry among existing firms
   c. Supplier power and potential entry.
   d. Buyer power and supplier power
3. Which forces typically represent horizontal competition in a value chain?
   a. Rivalry among existing firms and supplier power.
   b. Potential entry and buyer power.
   c. Substitutes and potential entry.
   d. Buyer power and supplier power.
4. Which SEC form may be the best place to start learning about the economics of an industry and the particular strategy a firm has selected for competing in the industry?
   a. Form 8-K
   b. Form 10-K
   c. Form MD&A
   d. Form FSAP
5. he primary purpose of the balance sheet is to:
   a. Report the current value of the business.
   b. Measure the net income of a business up to a particular point in time
   c. Report the difference between cash inflows and cash outflows for the period.
   d. Report the financial position of the reporting entity at a particular point in time
6. Which financial statement would you look at to determine whether a company will be able to pay for the goods when payment is due in 30 days?
   a. Statementof cash flows.
   b. Statement of stockholders' equity.
   c. Income statement.
   d. Balance sheet.
7. The two categories of shareholders' equity usually found on the balance sheet of a corporation are
   a. Contributed capital and property, plant, and equipment.
   b. Retained earnings and notes payable.
   c. Common stock and retained earnings.
   d. Contributed capital and equity securities
8. Which financial statement for a business would you look at to determine the company's earnings performance during an accounting period?
   a. Balance sheet.
   b. Income statement.
   c. Statement of cash flows.
   d. The Management Assessment
9. On the statement of cash flows, depreciation would be classified as?
   a. A financing activity.
   b. An operating activity.
   c. An investing activity.
   d. A noncash activity.
10. Net income is equal to:
    a. Assets minus Liabilities
    b. Revenues and Gains minus Expenses and Losses
    c. Shareholders' Equity minus Assets
    d. Revenues and Assets minus Expenses and Liabilities