Question 1 What are the defining economic characteristics of the durum wheat milling and pasta production industry? What are the industries standout features? Answer Economic characteristics of Durum wheat milling and pasta production: 1. According to the case, durum wheat quality criteria continually evolve in response to market pressure and consumer preference. Increasing demand for specific durum wheat quality attributes for different end products requires development of more rapid objective means to grade and classify wheat parcels …showed first 75 words of 2168 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2168 total…has gradually increased but in the years 1997 to 1998 (period of acquisition) the company dramatically raised its net revenue from $69,339 in 1997 to $124,869 in 1998. This indicates that the project financial data would definitely be favorable o DGP. The acquisition will definitely improve the competitive strength of the firm. As, it can expand its operations and production facilities. This expansion would double DGP's milling and pasta production capacities, increasing the company's share of total domestic pasta industry capacity.