d) Please apply the VRIO model to one resource or activity you described above and explain why this resource potentially leads to or fails to create sustainable competitive advantage (7 pts).

6. Tony’s Pizza Shop is able to net $10,000 a week; this makes the shop profitable. Its number one competitor, Leo’s Pies, is also profitable, netting $12,000 a week. Lil Anthony’s Pizza Palace nets $13,000 a week. Since Tony’s Pizza Shop is profitable, we can conclude that it has a competitive advantage in its industry.

Which of the following is essential for protein synthesis?

3. One of the reasons that Circuit City filed for bankruptcy was due to its inability to reinvest, hone, and upgrade its once-impressive resource base. Ultimately, Circuit City’s core competences became ________.

5. Superior Screen Corp. incurs a cost of $750 to produce one unit of an OLED television. The company’s management has priced the product at $1,000 in the market. Considering the technological advancement of the television, customers perceive its value to be around $1,200. What is the economic value created in this scenario?

b) Resources: Please list five core resources that Best Buy has and explain them as necessary (5 pts).

Explain the 3 things that have to happen to pre-mRNA in order for it to become mRNA and be “shipped” out of the nucleus.

19. A CSV perspective leads to fixing with isolated components as needed; in contrast, the CSR approach is an integral part of a firm’s competitive strategy from the beginning.

How many nucleotides of mRNA make up a codon?

2. ________ are the legal owners of public companies.