D3) Sydney Associates is a consulting firm owned by a few entrepreneurs. Rogo Consulting, a large consulting firm, tries to buy shares fromsome of the shareholders of Sydney to obtain control of the company without making a formal acquisition proposal with themanagement. Sydney's management invites a third party to acquire the company to prevent a hostile takeover by Rogo Consulting.This approach used by Sydney to prevent hostile takeover is an example of aO white knight tacticO counterofferO proxy fightO direct offerO poison pill defense$27 PM

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Understanding Business

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Question No. (01) a) ‘Since last few years Sri Lanka is experiencing an economic crisis and at present, the situation has become more severe amidst the influences of the pandemic. From 2020, Sri Lanka has cut down the imports of vehicles and by now, there are import restrictions on farm chemicals, fertilizer, electronic equipment as well as many other products as its foreign exchange reserves diminish. As a result of these import controls, prices of many products including essential consumer goods, fuel, and construction materials are also increasing. On the other hand, the country’s ability to repay its debt is also weakening and the Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka to its CCC category, indicating a real possibility of default. Therefore, people of Sri Lanka are passing a very difficult time period and it is expected to continue this situation in coming few years too’. Identify three (03) international/ global players operate in the Sri Lankan market and discuss the influences…
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Question 2 Target Ltd produces a single product. The company has employed the services of a statistical firm to develop cost functions that will assist in arriving at the optimal price that will enable the company to maximize profits. During November 2018, you were provided with the following demand and costs functions for the product: Demand function: P=60+2Q, where P is the unit selling price and Q is quantity of units in thousands. Cost function: TC= 3Q2 - 2Q + 200, where TC is total costs in thousands of dollars. Required: Find the output at which profit is maximized. Find the optimal price that maximizes profit. Determine the optimal sales revenue Calculate the maximum profit Briefly outline three (3) factors to be considered when settingprices for the company’s products.
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