PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◍ a b and c.
Answer: What are your company's options for raising money? Borrowing
Long-term debtBorrowing Short-term debtIssuing StockA and C onlyA, B
and C
◍ performance.
Answer: quality - position - price - age
◍ cultural shock.
Answer: the disorientation or stress a person experiences when they
encounter a culture different from their own.
◍ over forecasting, failed to raise funds needed for expenditures.
Answer: Emergency loan factors
◍ assimilation.
Answer: Assign legitimacy to one culture and expect assimilation by
members of the other culture
◍ capstone courier.
Answer: What is the industry newsletter called? Capstone CourierCapstone
QuarterlyCapstone Messenger
◍ New product development.
Answer: - takes at least one year- max is 2x listed capacity- additional
capacity takes at least one year-create 25% awareness at no costrequire
capacity and automation
◍ geographic organizational structure.
, Answer: a type of structure where there are few or no levels of middle
management between employees and top management.It emphasizes direct
communication, collaboration, and employee empowerment.
◍ marketing, finance, product, research and development.
Answer: 4 functional areas
◍ absolute union membership.
Answer: the total number of workers who are members of trade unions (not
a percentage, just the actual count)
◍ political unionism.
Answer: a type of trade union approach that links labor organizations with
political movements or parties to achieve broader social, economic, or
political change, beyond just wages and working conditions.
◍ cross-border region.
Answer: an area that spans across the boundaries of two or more countries,
often sharing economic, social, or cultural links
◍ performance, low end, high end, size, traditional.
Answer: 5 different markets
◍ union density worldwide.
Answer: the percentage of workers globally who are members of trade
unions
◍ metric (stimulus) equivalence.
Answer: The condition where a question, survey item, or stimulus is
interpreted in the same way across different cultural or national groups,
allowing valid comparisons.
◍ acquire capital, dividend policy, AP/AR policy, debt to equity structure,
performance measures.
Answer: 5 decisions that come with financing
◍ match product to market, rank best product.
Answer: two step purchase decision
,◍ wage increases.
Answer: Which of these investments is not a function of the Production
department? Increasing AutomationWage IncreasesCreating new production
lines
◍ current debt, stock issues, profits, long term debt.
Answer: 4 different ways to acquire capital
◍ cross-border acquisitions.
Answer: When a company from one country buys another company in a
different country to gain control, enter new markets, or acquire resources
and capabilities.
◍ awareness.
Answer: 1/3 forget from year to year-built over time by products promotion
budget-fund advertising and public relations campaign
◍ statement of cash flows, balance sheet, Income statement.
Answer: 3 financial statements
◍ high end.
Answer: position - age - quality - price
◍ Sustainability.
Answer: Using resources and conducting activities in a way that preserves
the environment, supports society, and maintains economic growth for the
future.
◍ raising automation risks.
Answer: 1) expensive - $4 per unit2) as you raise, increasingly difficult for
R and D to reposition products short distances
◍ Research and development.
Answer: Products are invented and revised by which department?
MarketingProductionResearch and DevelopmentFinance
◍ poor investing and financing decisions, negative cash flows result in
emergency loan.
, Answer: reasons for having bad cash flows
◍ international acquisition.
Answer: A company from one country purchases and takes control of a
company in another country to enter a new market, gain resources, or
expand globally.
◍ world federation of trade unions (WFTU).
Answer: a global organization that brings together trade unions from
different countries to represent workers internationally.
◍ true.
Answer: The Proformas are dynamic financial statements that recalculate
based on your decisions. TrueFalse
◍ low end.
Answer: price - age - position - quality
◍ regiocentric staffing approach.
Answer: an international staffing strategy where a company recruits and
assigns managers from a specific geographic region rather than the parent
country or globally
◍ R and D cycle time factors.
Answer: - automation level of production line- number of projects
underway- distance moved
◍ efficient purchaser index (EPI).
Answer: a measure used in international compensation to compare the
purchasing power of an employee’s salary across different countries.
◍ size.
Answer: position - age - quality - price
◍ Mesco-level.
Answer: to the intermediate level of analysis between the macro (big
picture) and micro (individual) levels.
◍ overall cost leader, differentiation.