Question

arlene opens a donut shop that offers plain, glazed, and chocolate donuts, along with fresh coffee. how could arlene expand her business with the least risk to her current profits?

hire someone to tell her how to run her shop more efficiently.
open several new stores in different cities across the country.
expand her current menu to include other products and flavors.
make television and radio commercials for a national advertising campaign.

Explanation:

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Analyze the business goal

Arlene wants to expand her donut shop business while minimizing the risk to her current profits.

Evaluate option one

Hiring a consultant to improve efficiency focuses on internal operations rather than expanding the business.

Evaluate option two

Opening several new stores nationwide requires massive capital investment and carries extremely high financial risk.

Evaluate option three

Expanding the current menu to include other products and flavors uses her existing location and infrastructure. This represents a low-cost, low-risk method of business expansion.

Evaluate option four

A national television and radio advertising campaign is highly expensive and carries significant financial risk for a single local shop.
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<mcq-option>Hire someone to tell her how to run her shop more efficiently.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>Open several new stores in different cities across the country.</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>Expand her current menu to include other products and flavors.</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>Make television and radio commercials for a national advertising campaign.</mcq-option>
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Answer:

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Analyze the business goal

Arlene wants to expand her donut shop business while minimizing the risk to her current profits.

Evaluate option one

Hiring a consultant to improve efficiency focuses on internal operations rather than expanding the business.

Evaluate option two

Opening several new stores nationwide requires massive capital investment and carries extremely high financial risk.

Evaluate option three

Expanding the current menu to include other products and flavors uses her existing location and infrastructure. This represents a low-cost, low-risk method of business expansion.

Evaluate option four

A national television and radio advertising campaign is highly expensive and carries significant financial risk for a single local shop.
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<mcq-option>Open several new stores in different cities across the country.</mcq-option>
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<mcq-option>Make television and radio commercials for a national advertising campaign.</mcq-option>
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