Refer to the Scenario Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 39

Multiple Choice

Refer to the scenario below to answer the following questions.
A New Subsidiary (Scenario)
Philip works for a large multinational corporation with offices in 23 countries, 64,000 employees worldwide, and $8 billion in annual sales. The company was involved in several different industries: automotive parts, rapid transit systems, and recreational vehicles. Philip is the executive vice-president of new technology ventures.
Philip wants you to investigate and potentially launch a business focusing on alternative energy systems. The first area you are to explore is the potential business opportunity of ocean tidal energy. You are to explore what technology already exists that can be exploited, what additional technology development is needed, and figure out the viability of the tidal energy as an entrepreneurial venture.
-When Philip asks you to look at the potential viability of the business opportunity of tidal energy, he is really asking you to complete a ______________.

• A) commercialization study
• B) feasibility study
• C) business plan
• D) research and development plan
• E) applied theory study

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Definitions:

Mating Systems

The patterns or strategies of reproduction, including the formation of pair bonds, that species follow to ensure the survival of their genes.

Animal Communication

The transmission of information from one animal to another, such as through sounds, visual displays, or chemical signals, to influence behavior or social interactions.

Instinct

Instinct refers to the innate, typically fixed patterns of behavior in animals that are responses to specific stimuli, guiding survival and reproductive actions.

Innate Behavior

A type of behavior that is hard-wired and genetically coded, manifesting without the need for learning or experience.