Which one of the following is the best example of two mutually exclusive projects?
A) Planning to build a warehouse and a retail outlet side by side.
B) Buying suﬃcient equipment to manufacture both desks and chairs simultaneously.
C) Using an empty warehouse for storage or renting it entirely out to another ﬁrm.
D) Using the company sales force to promote sales of both shoes and socks.
E) Buying both inventory and ﬁxed assets using funds from the same bond issue.

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This is the best example of mutually exclusive projects because the decision to use the warehouse for storage or to rent it out entirely to another firm cannot be done simultaneously. Choosing one option excludes the possibility of the other option happening.

Which One of the Following Is the Best Example of Two