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1. Which of the following is not true about capitalism?
a) passage of the patient protection and affordable care act marked thr united states movement away from capotalism
b) capitalism refers to an economic system where businesses are privately owned with a strong individualtistic profit orientation.
c) individual gains and losses of wealth cam be very large
d) individual incentives are at the core of capitalistic economic ideology.
e) very little role for government exists in a purely capitalistic or "free market" economic system.
2. Which of the following statements is true?
A platform business usually must rely on pipeline businesses to connect it with consumers.
A platform business exists to help make matches among users and facilitate the exchange of goods, services or social currency.
Platform businesses have a major weakness: they are not very successful at value creation.
Platform businesses are dependent on electronic media and thus are a new development in the business world.
3. A firm operating on a 70 percent learning curve will achieve lower per-unit costs after doubling its output than a firm operating on an 80 percent learning curve will.
True or False
4. Marble Inc. is a new firm that entered the smartwatch industry during the growth stage of the industry life cycle. It managed to become one of the top-three smartwatch manufacturers during the shakeout stage due to its low-cost structure. What features should Marble emphasize in its product marketing to ensure it successfully crosses the chasm into the maturity stage?
advanced capabilities
sleek and trendy design
ease of use
the company's outsider stat
5. When does a firm fall into the large competitive chasm between early adopters and early majority?
when the early majority create herding effects for its products
when it cannot attract technological enthusiasts to try the beta versions of its products
when it fails to successfully launch a mass-market version of its product
when it creates strong network effects during the growth stage