$1\mathrm{.}1.$ Select the option that is an example of divisible projects?

$($a$)$ Project Solar $($generates electricity$)$ and Project Pothole Repair $($repair roads$)$ are separate

projects that are being evaluated by Improve SA Ltd$.$ Whether the company decides to go

ahead with Project Solar or not to go ahead is irrelevant when having to decide on accepting

or rejecting Project Pothole Repair.

$($b$)$ Mobile Homes Ltd cannot raise enough funds for both Project Tiny Eco Homes and Project

Trailer Homes and therefore must choose the one with better returns and reject the other

one $($or do part of it$).$

$($c$)$ Gauteng Rail SOE plans to upgrade the railroad connections in Gauteng. They decided to

undertake the upgrading of the connections of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni metros first. At

a later stage they will upgrade the connections of Tshwane and Johannesburg$/$Ekurhuleni or

both. The entity does not have to upgrade all the railroad connections in Gauteng at once.

$($d$)$ Veterinary Laboratories Ltd have two possibilities for expanding their operations. They can

purchase a stake in Avian Flu Vaccines Ltd or enter in a joint venture with the Onderstepoort

Vaccines Research and Development.

$($e$)$ SA Craft Breweries plan to erect a new bottling facility in a new area to service a different

market. The whole project must be completed to operate on its own.

$(2)$

$1\mathrm{.}2.$ Samuel and Sarah are business partners who want to set up a company that sells imported

furniture. To make sure that the company makes and retains profits, they must choose an area

that is close to where their products have the highest demand. The selected area should allow

them to make a profit. Identify to which of the following this scenario relate?

$($a$)$ Market

$($b$)$ Mission

$($c$)$ Strategy

$($d$)$ Objectives

$1\mathrm{.}3$ Aiken Brothers $($Pty$)$ Ltd operates in the organic fertiliser industry and needs to distinguish

themselves from others in the same industry by considering a competitive strategy that will

provide them with a competitive advantage. How will they be able to access deeper

penetration in the market?

$(1)$ By setting a low selling price

$(2)$ By setting a higher selling price

$(3)$ By setting an attractive selling price

$(4)$ By setting a competitive selling price

$($a$)$ Alternative $(1)$

$($b$)$ Alternatives $(1)$ and $(2)$

$($c$)$ Alternatives $(3)$ and $(1)$

$($d$)$ Alternatives $(3)$ and $(4)$

$(2)$

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