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bobthebuilder

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Aldi and Dollar General stores have been expanding their footprint across the United States, opening new locations and competing against traditional discount and grocery store chains, such as Walmart, Target, Kmart, Kroger, Jewel Osco, and Schnucks. Both Aldi and Dollar General hope to capture a large proportion of the dollars consumers spend on grocery and general merchandise items and have responded to consumer desires for value and convenience of a smaller store. What type of pricing objective are these stores utilizing?
 A) Market share
  B) Return on investment
  C) Profit
  D) Survival

Question 2

McDonald's restaurants have experienced declining sales recently due to consumers' increased interest in healthy eating and their preference for fast-casual restaurants such as Chipotle and Noodles. In order to attract more customers to McDonald's, the chain expanded the number of items they are offering on the 1 menu, and many of these items are priced below cost. McDonald's is most likely utilizing a _____ pricing objective.
 A) survival
  B) profit
  C) market share
  D) return on investment



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

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