Biotex is an enterprise that is composed of three parts.Its biotech section,which is working to develop crops that are pest and disease-resistant,provides about half of its sales.Pharmaceuticals from its G.D.Searle subsidiary contribute a third of its revenues; and food products,dominated by the artificial sweetener NutraSweet,make up less than 20 per cent of its total revenue.These three divisions under Biotex would generally:
A) have no competitors.
B) lack the power to operate independently.
C) have centralized planning and management.
D) have their own distinct missions.

Question

Biotex is an enterprise that is composed of three parts.Its biotech section,which is working to develop crops that are pest and disease-resistant,provides about half of its sales.Pharmaceuticals from its G.D.Searle subsidiary contribute a third of its revenues; and food products,dominated by the artificial sweetener NutraSweet,make up less than 20 per cent of its total revenue.These three divisions under Biotex would generally: 
A) have no competitors.
B) lack the power to operate independently.
C) have centralized planning and management.
D) have their own distinct missions.

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Strategic business units (SBUs) are product lines and divisions that can be considered a "business" for the purpose of the organizational portfolio plan. SBUs have a distinct mission.

Biotex Is an Enterprise That Is Composed of Three Parts