Clyde, the Owner of Quick-Clean, a Laundromat, Notices That the Laundromat

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Clyde, the owner of Quick-Clean, a laundromat, notices that the laundromat across the street, E-Z Clean, offers free pick-up and delivery of laundry from Monday to Friday, 9-5. Clyde has observed that many Quick-Clean customers seem frazzled and overburdened both when they drop clothing off before work in the morning and when they pick up their clean laundry after work.
-Clyde realizes that to improve sales he needs to fully understand the services and value offered by E-Z Clean and other laundromats in the area.Which of the following would be the LEAST useful resource for Clyde?

• A) competitors' Websites
• B) competitors' press releases
• C) appliance brands used by the competition
• D) marketing materials used by the competition
• E) pricing and service structures of the competition

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Definitions:

Payback Method

A capital budgeting method that calculates the time needed to recoup the initial investment in a project, based on the project's expected cash flows.

Discounted Cash Flow

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Cash Inflows

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Investment Outflows

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