the interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on
the credit rating
the factors that affect worker productivity include
the size
... [Show More] of incentive payments per non-defective pair, base pay increases, how favorably a company's compensation package compares with the industry-average compensation package, and expenditures for best practices training.
at the end of Year 10, going into Year 11, the company's production capability was
6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 7.2 million pairs with the use of overtime.
which one of the following is NOT a factor in determining a company's unit sales and market share of branded footwear in a particular geographic region?
ARE
performance/durability (P/D) ratings
- expenditures on advertising
- the number of models/styles in the company's product line
- mail-in rebate offers
- delivery times to retailers (1,2,3,or4weeks)
which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear?
North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, an Europe-Africa
which of the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating?
its debt-asst ratio, default risk ratio, and interest coverage ratio
which of the following best describes the materials the company uses to make its footwear?
standard and superior materials
the market for branded athletic footwear is projected to grow
9-11% annually in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific during the Year 11-Year 15 period and 5-7% annually in North America an Europe-Africa during the Year 11-Year 15 period.
in Year 11, footwear companies can expect to sell
an average of 4.84 million branded pairs and an average of 800,000 private-label pairs, although sales at some companies may run higher of lower than the averages due to differing levels of competitive effort.
which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the operations of your company's athletic footwear business?
Singapore dollars, euros, U.S. dollars, and Brazilian reals
a footwear-maker's price competitiveness in selling branded footwear to retailers in a particular geographic region is determined by
whether its wholesale price is above or below the average wholesale price of all companies competing in that geographic region.
the company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in
Asia-Pacific and North America
which one of the following is NOT one of the factors that affect the S/Q rating of a company's footwear?
ARE
how much is spent to inspect newly-produced pairs and avoid shipping defective shoes
- expenditures for best practices training
- the percentage use of superior materials
- a company's cumulative spending for TQM/Six Sigma quality control programs
- expenditures for new styling/features per model and whether plant upgrade option C has been installed
which of the following are the 5 measures on which a company's performance is judged/scored?
Earnings per share, ROE, stock price, credit rating, and image rating
which of the following most accurately describes your company's plant operations?
TQM/Six Sigma quality control programs and best practices training are used to boost the S/Q ratings of both branded and private-label footwear.
the company's shipments of newly-produced branded and private-label footwear from its plants to its regional distribution centers are subject to
any applicable import tariffs and exchange rate adjustments.
the reject rates at the company's footwear plants are a function of
the size of the incentive payment per non-defective pair produced, spending for best practices training, spending for TWQ/Six Sigma quality control, the number of models/styles comprising the company's product line, and the installation of plant upgrade option A.
which of the following are components of the compensation package for production workers at your company's plants?
base wages, incentive payments per non defective pair produced, and overtime pay
the market for private-label athletic footwear is projected to grow
10% annually in all four geographic regions during the Year 11-Year 15 period and 8.5% annually in all four regions during the Year 16-Year 20 period.
which of the following is the most important factor in determining a company's unit sales and market share of private-label footwear in a particular geographic region?
the company's bed price
The factors that affect the reject rates at the company's footwear production facilities include
the size of the incentive payment per non-defective pair produced, best practices training expenditures per worker, spending for TQM/Six Sigma quality control efforts, and the number of models/styles comprising the company's product line.
Which of the following is the most important competitive factor in determining a company's ability to secure contracts to supply private-label footwear to chain retailers in a particular geographic region?
The company's price offer
The company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in
North America and Asia-Pacific
Which of the following statements about the average wholesale price a company charges footwear retailers in a given geographic region is incorrect?
So long as a company has a big price-based competitive advantage in a region's Wholesale Segment, it has the ability to achieve an attractively-large sales volume and market share even if it suffers from competitive disadvantages on other competitively-relevant factors.
Which of the following currencies are involved in causing favorable or unfavorable exchange rate adjustments to a company's costs and revenues?
Singapore dollars, euros, U.S. dollars, and Brazilian reals
Which of the following statements about the impact of a company's competitive efforts in a region on its regional market share and number of branded pairs sole is false?
The biggest possible competitive advantage a company can achieve in a given region's Internet Segment is to offer free shipping and thereby capture the biggest number of pairs sold and biggest market share of any company in that region's Internet Segment.
The company's shipments of newly-produced branded and private-label footwear from its plants to its regional distribution centers are subject to
any applicable import tariffs and exchange rate adjustments.
Which of the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating?
its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio.
Which of the following most accurately describes your company's production operations?
TQM/Six Sigma quality control programs and best practices training are a means of increasing the S/Q ratings of both branded and private-label footwear produced at each production facility.
Which of the following are components of the total compensation package for production workers at your company's production facilities?
Base wages, incentive payments per non-defective pair produced, fringe benefits, and any overtime pay
The projected growth in buyer demand for branded athletic footwear is
9-11% annually in Latin America and Asia-Pacific during Years 11-15 and 7-9% annually in these two regions during Years 16-20.
The factors that affect worker productivity include
how much emphasis is placed on inventive compensation (as measured by the percentage of the company's total compensation package accounted for by incentive pay) and expenditures for best practices training.
The interest rate a company pays on 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year loans is a function of
its credit rating and the length of the term over which repayment is scheduled to occur
Which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear?
Europe-Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and North America
Which of the following statements about the importance of each competitive factors in determining company sales volume and market shares in a particular geographic region is false?
Tiny cross-company differences in competitive effort on a highly influential competitive factor (like S/Q ratings, the number of models/styles offered, and selling prices) nearly always have a bigger impact on company sales/market share outcomes in a region than do large differences on less influential competitive factors.
The three competitive factors that impact only Internet Sales and market share in a region include
expenditures for search engine advertising
The projected growth in buyer demand for private-label athletic footwear is
10-12% annually in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions during Years 16-20.
Which one of the following is NOT one of the competitive factors that impact both Internet Sales and Wholesale Sales of branded footwear?
Search engine advertising
Which one of the following is NOT one of the factors that affects the S/Q rating of a company's footwear?
The percentage size of a production facility's reject rates for branded and private-label footwear due to defective workmanship and poorly-maintained equipment
Which of the following are the 5 measures on which a company's performance is judged/scored?
Stock prices, credit rating, earnings per share, ROE, and image rating
Which one of the following is not a factor in determining a company's unit sales and market share of branded footwear in a particular geographic region?
The number of consumers the live in the region
Going into Year 11, the company's production facilities to make athletic footwear consisted of
a facility in the Asia-Pacific and a facility in North America, each with sufficient footwear-making equipment to currently product 4.8 million pairs with full use of overtime.
The market for branded athletic footwear is projected to grow
7% - 9% annually worldwide in Years 11 - 15 and 5% - 7% annually worldwide in Years 16 - 20
Which of the following are the 5 measures on which a company's performance is judged/scored?
Earnings Per Share, ROE, Stock Price, Credit Rating, image rating
At the end of year 10 going into year 11, the company's production capability was
Both plants can be operated at overtime increasing annual assembly capability by 20%, thus giving the company a current annual production capability of 9,600,000 pairs without installing additional equipment in the unused space in the North America and Asia-Pacific plants and annual capability of 13,200,000 pairs if the company buys enough production equipment to fill the available facility space in the two existing plants.
Which of the following best describes the materials the company uses to make its footwear?
Standard and Superior materials
Which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the operations of your company's athletic footwear business?
Brazilian Real, Euros , US Dollar, Singapore dollars
Which of the following is not an accurate characteristic of your company's plant operations?
The company makes most all of its footwear materials and components in-hours, uses 100-person assembly lines to make branded shoes at the rate of 500 pairs per day, and outsources private-label footwear from contract manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific
A footwear maker's price competitiveness in selling branded footwear to retailers in a particular geographic region is determined by
How favorably its wholesale price compares with the average wholesale price of all companies competing in the region
The interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on
Its credit rating
The factors that affect a company's S/Q rating include:
S/Q rating is a function of five factors: (1) current-year spending per footwear model for new features and
styling, (2) the percentage of superior materials used, (3) current-year expenditures for Total Quality
Management (TQM) and/or Six Sigma quality control programs, (4) cumulative expenditures for TQM/Six
Sigma quality control efforts (to reflect learning and experience curve effects), and (5) current-year and
cumulative expenditures to train workers in using the best practices to assemble athletic footwear. [Show Less]