Exam (elaborations) GLO-bus

The company's present assembly plant has sufficient space for correct answers Up to 150 workstations, without expanding the size of the plant. A camera-maker's price competitiveness in a particular geographic region is determined by correct answers Whether its price is above or below the average price of all companies competing in that geographic region. The interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on correct answers Its credit rating. Which the following are not factors in determining a company's credit rating? correct answers The size of the company's year-end cash balance, the average of its ROE for the past three years, and how many times the company has been put on credit watch. Consumer purchases of digital cameras are seasonal with correct answers About 20% of consumer demand coming in quarter 1, 20% in quarter 2, 20% in quarter 3 and 40% in quarter 4. Which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company is selling its cameras? correct answers Europe-Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and North America. Which of the following are components of the compensation package for members of production assembly teams? correct answers Annual base pay, incentive bonuses, perfect attendance bonuses, and fringe benefits. Which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the revenues your company receives on camera shipments to retailers in the four geographic regions of the world where it markets cameras? correct answers U.S. dollars, Taiwan dollars, Singapore dollars, euros, and Brazilian real. Which of the following do not have a bearing in determining a company's unit sales and market share of entry-level or multi-featured cameras in a particular geographic region? correct answers The size of the incentive bonus paid to PATs, the percentage of cameras that were outsourced, and warranty claims costs. The company's shipments of digital cameras to retailers in various foreign countries are subject to correct answers imports duties imposed by the countries to which the cameras are shipped and the effects of fluctuating exchange rates.