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Should Best Buy, Inc., continue, expand, or reduce current operations in order to maximize profits. Explain your reasoning.

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Should Best Buy, Inc., continue, expand, or reduce current operations in order to maximize profits. Explain your reasoning.

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Best Buy has been a profitable company over the years. Therefore, there is no point in reducing the current operations due to tough economic times. Best Buy is strong enough to sustain through such rough economic times and continue its operations. The company ...

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