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[WeBToys] WeBToys is a store that specializes on manufacturing and selling toys to households with children. WeBToys wants to expand to a new city in Florida to increase their customer base and profits. Using the below Nielsen DMA data for households with children, what city provides the highest index and what is that index value, rounded to the nearest integer?   Orlando Jacksonville Miami Gainesville USA HHw/ kids 19,821 96,400 35,277 8,315 34.6 M HH 42,357 190,533 83,281 18,343 71.8 M

[Subday] The sandwich company Subday is trying to use data for their strategic planning process for the upcoming year. In which of the following scenarios do they use internal secondary data?

[decline] A steady decline in consumer confidence would be an example of which environmental force?

What are the three distinct characteristics that distinguish big data from traditional data?

[NAICS] The NAICS provides common industry definitions for

[Danny] Danny is conducting a social audit for his tree cutting company. He has concluded that, as a company with direct impact on the ecosystem, his company shares responsibility for maintaining the health and biodiversity of the areas that his company serves. What would the next step be in the social audit for his company?

[Alissa] Alissa is a tennis fanatic who likes to be informed of new tennis trends and innovative racquet technology, so she watches the Tennis World Channel daily. While watching the Tennis World Channel, she sees an ad for the new Wilson tennis racquet that will be released in less than a week. This ad specified the racquet’s new technological features, colorful design, and announced the player who would be using it in the next tournament. Wilson l knew that showing this ad would be highly appealing to tennis fanatics who would be much more likely to purchase the new racquet than the average American. Running this ad on the Tennis World Channel is an example of ____________

[defense] Boeing, Northrup Grumman, and Lockheed Martin control the vast majority of the U.S. defense contractor industry. In terms of the form of competition, this industry is an example of a(n)

[Louis] Louis went to a new restaurant that just opened in town after hearing great reviews from friends and family. After having to wait for an hour, he was seated at a cramped table in the corner and his steak came overcooked. Overall, the restaurant did not perform as well as he had expected. Based on the example and our discussion of expectancy disconfirmation in lecture, which satisfaction state is Louis likely to be in?

[Whopper] In the recent decade, society has moved to focusing more on a healthier lifestyle that will also help keep the environment thriving. As a result, Burger King decided to introduce its meatless Impossible Whopper to accommodate customers who are vegetarian and to help reduce environmental impact. The process that Burger King used to collect and interpret information on changing social values related to meat, nutrition and sustainability that led to this decision is called…