The Substitute

Mercy General Hospital (MGH) is considering altering the recipes for two of the egg entrées served to patients at breakfast. They would like to replace the eggs with egg substitute in the breakfast bake and veggie omelet, in order to make the entrées compliant for a heart healthy diet. This idea is in response to complaints from patients that the heart healthy breakfast menu is too repetitive. MGH has a Heart and Vascular Center, therefore they consistently have a high amount of patients who…

have a large selection of privately labeled products with a fast turnover rate. They also have an extremely loyal customer base which makes substitutes not impossible but not likely either. One substitute for going to trader joe's and purchasing food there would be eating out at a restaurant and enjoying the food that they offer. Another potential substitute for recreating the unique nature of the product selection that Trader joe's carries is for consumers to search for the products and order…

most households. 3. Market Definition. Elasticity will be higher in a more narrowly defined market as there are more substitutes available. For example if the price increased for Helga’s bread, there would be plenty of other substitutes available, thus an elastic responses. However, if the price rose for all bread types, there would be an inelastic response as there are no substitutes. 4. The amount of the good in the consumers budget. Some goods are not purchased frequently thus they have a…

Stevia hasn�t been examined as a source of biofuel, but through fermentation could generate interesting pharmaceutical compounds. Intriguingly, it could even act as a cure against cancer while also being a sugar substitute. Sucrose is made up of multiple carbon rings so it might have more energy. Alternatively, since stevia glycosides have a lot of carbon rings they might also have a lot of energy too, which makes the question addressed by this study of whether stevia…

convenient option is to apply as substitute teachers as they already acquire a degree. In contrast, not all substitute teachers majored in education, but also they have different degrees which are not related to education. The drawback of the later on education is not meeting the main objective of No Child Left Behind Act policy which is to provide all children with a fair, equal, and substantial opportunity to achieve a high-quality education. In other words, some substitute teachers who are…

Therefore, if a restaurant is considered undesirable (e.g. high price, low quality of food), there is likely a low demand for its products due to the large number of substitutes (high PED). However, it has been noticed that despite many students complaining about the quality and price of Chartwells lunches, the lack of options, and long waiting lines, the majority continue to buy lunch from Chartwells daily. Hence it is…

PORTER’S 5 FORCES ANALYSIS – INDIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY Threat of New Entrants 1. Setup Cost As on today, venture capital of $15 Million is enough to launch an airline service. Airlines can also utilize an ACMI lease agreement for extra aircrafts. If you have more aircrafts then you can also offer few aircrafts on lease to other airlines, especially in the peak season to cope-up with traffic and loads. 2. Fuel Price ATF has been increased many folds from the beginning. In India, companies do…

Many of us would doubt whether the word did in fact come from God but Abraham knew who his God was and did not falter in obedience. He was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice and to give up his promised son. Thankfully, God provided a substitute for Isaac and set a precedent so that now all of our lives have been paid for through God’s only son Jesus Christ. Abraham’s sacrifice shows us just a glimpse of who our God is, how great He is and what He is prepared to do for…

I. Introduction: Myra to expand her business and improve her current management practices. Currently, UMUC Haircuts has a lack of IT resources and strategies that will allow Myra to become the leading salon in the area. This paper will provide an analysis of the following components: business analysis, an evaluation of IT solutions, and communications, and an evaluation of what it will take to implement solutions. II. Five Forces Analysis: Michael Porter's Five Forces Model is a useful tool for…

Porter:  Editor’s Note: Managers define competition too narrowly as it occurred only among direct competition. Yet competition between rivals include four other competitive forces as well incudes customers, suppliers, new entrants and substitute products. These forces define industry’s structure and shapes the nature of competition within an industry. If the forces are strong / high, like airline industry, no company earns attractive returns on investments. If the forces are low / weak…