White Castle is a fast-food restaurant chain that is famous for its small, square hamburgers. Which of the following would be a component of its general environment?
a.meat processing companies that provide its ground beef
b.consumers who will drive miles out of their way to eat a White Castle burger
c.boycotts by the Chicago organization of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA)
d.local zoning laws that designate the appropriate distance from the street for a White Castlerestaurant to be located
e.inflation
Answer: E