W-4.4

After reading chapter 6&7 from the attached text book answer the below questions in own words, and based on the minimum on one scholarly journal article & text book. Strictly no plagiarism and APA must.

 

Question I – You are a co-founder of a start-up firm making electronic sensors. After a year of sales, your business is not growing rapidly, but you have some steady customers keeping the business afloat. A major supplier has informed you it can no longer supply your firm because it is moving to serve large customers only, and your volume does not qualify. Through you have no current orders to support an increased commitment to this supplier, you do have a new version of your sensor coming out that you hope will increase the purchase volume by over 75 percent and qualify you for continued supply. This supplier is important to your plans. What do you do?

Question II – Suppose Procter & Gamble (P&G) learns that a relatively new startup company Method () is gaining market share with a new laundry detergent in West Coast markets. In response, P&G lowers the price of its Tide detergent from $18 to $9 for a 150-oz. bottle only in markets where Methods product is for sale. The goal of this loss leader price drop is to encourage Method to leave the laundry detergent market. Is this an ethical business practice? Why or why not?