Small Businesses Make Up the Majority of the Competitive Landscape

question 278

Multiple Choice

Small businesses make up the majority of the competitive landscape for most businesses.There are approximately __________ small businesses in the United States.

• A) 17 million
• B) 27 million
• C) 37 million
• D) 50 million
• E) 100 million

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Definitions:

Improve Productivity

The process of enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, typically by optimizing resources and workflow to produce more output with less input.

Long-linked Technology

Refers to the sequential process technology where the production process consists of a series of steps, each of which must be completed before the next can begin.

Interdependent Tasks

Tasks in which the output, performance, or results of one task depend on the input or performance of another.

Break-even Analysis

A financial calculation that determines the point at which revenues equal costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss.