Consider a Hamburger Fast-Food Chain That Began Operations Prior to World

question 93

Multiple Choice

Consider a hamburger fast-food chain that began operations prior to World War II. In which of the following would have been part of its specific environment after the start of World War II?

• A) other fast-food restaurants that sell hamburgers
• B) its customers who eat burgers at least once a week
• C) the meat packing company that supplied its beef
• D) government-mandated beef rationing as a result of World War II
• E) all of these

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