Geraldine, the COO of a gourmet food truck business that specializes in Spanish cuisine such as paella and tapas, has been asked to present her company with anevaluation of strong prospects for attractive profits. What would she normally not include in her analysis?Multiple Choicewhether or not food truck industry profitability will be impacted by the prevailing driving forceswhether or not the food truck industry is impacted by changes in the macro-environmentwhether or not her gourmet food truck company can deliver on the industry's key success factorswhether or not the food truck industry's opportunities for international expension ore promisingwhether or not the company occuples a stronger market position than rivals

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Geraldine, the COO of a gourmet food truck business that specializes in Spanish cuisine such as paella and tapas, has been asked to present her company with an evaluation of strong prospects for attractive profits. What would she normally not include in her analysis? Multiple Choice whether or not food truck industry profitability will be impacted by the prevading driving forces whether or not the food truck industry is impacted by changes in the macro-environment whether or not her gourmet food truck company can deliver on the industry's key success factors whether or not the food truck industry's opportunities for international expension ore promising whether or not the company occuples a stronger market position than rivals

Geraldine, the COO of a gourmet food truck business that specializes in Spanish cuisine such as paella and tapas, has been asked to present her company with an evaluation of strong prospects for attractive profits. What would she normally not include in her analysis? Multiple Choice whether or not food truck industry profitability will be impacted by the prevading driving forces whether or not the food truck industry is impacted by changes in the macro-environment whether or not her gourmet food truck company can deliver on the industry's key success factors whether or not the food truck industry's opportunities for international expension ore promising whether or not the company occuples a stronger market position than rivals

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