1 points Save There are various ends toward which a company's efforts are directed, and which occur over a relatively long period of time. These are best described as a company's: (choose the best answer) Collaborations. A. Goals. B. Protocols. C. Objectives. Question 11 1 points Save Answ Consider the following example: the amount of money needed to build a car declined sharply when automobile companies adopted methods for efficiently manufacturing large quantities of tangible products and steel made from natural resources like ores. Ford, GM, and others introduced their huge factories. This example best illustrates: (choose the best answer) A. Corporate expansion. B. Franchising (franchise agreement). Economies of scale. Growth due to increases in market/consumer demand. During one of our lectures, there was a review of a hypothetical scenario that involved the business Nike, buying the business Foot Locker. What best describes this hypothetical scenario? (choose the best answer) Vertical merger. O A. Horizontal merger. O B. Merger. D. Conglomerate merger