When Evaluating Entry into the Large Boston Market,Seattle-Based Starbucks Coffee

question 36

Multiple Choice

When evaluating entry into the large Boston market,Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Company found that Coffee Connection,a well-established local chain,already occupied many prime locations.Starbucks entered the market anyway because it based its decision on:

• A)number of employees, a geographic variable.
• B)the NAICS code, a demographic variable.
• C)population density, a geographic variable.
• D)the nature of good, a customer characteristic variable.

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Definitions:

Sacrum

A large, triangular bone at the base of the spine that forms by the fusion of vertebrae, uniting with the pelvis.

Joint Cavity

The space between the articulating surfaces of bones in a synovial joint, filled with synovial fluid that lubricates the joint.

Fibrous Joint

Bones connected by fibrous tissue with no joint cavity; includes sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses.

Synovial

Relating to or containing synovia (a substance that serves as a lubricant in a joint, tendon sheath, or bursa).