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Under what circumstances should a company's management team give serious
consideration - ANSWERWhen managers determine that all of the company's available
production capacity will not be needed to produce branded footwear and that the total
amount of idle production capacity at its production facilities will be sufficient to meet or
exceed the 100,000-pair minimum-delivery requirement of chain retailers in each region.
A company opting to boost its sales of branded footwear by offering buyers in one or
more regions 500 models/styles to choose from should definitely consider -
ANSWERinstituting production improvement option B at all production locations where
500 models are going to be produced.
Given the following data from a recent Comparative Competitive Efforts page in the
CIR:
Based on the above data for your company, which of the following statements is false? -
ANSWERYour company had a competitive advantage on each one of the eight
competitive factors affecting Internet sales and market share.
If a company spends $28.8 million to install refurbished footwear-making equipment
with capacity to produce 2 million pairs of athletic footwear at its Asia Pacific production
facility, then its annual depreciation costs at that facility will rise by - ANSWER10% or
$2,880,000.
Which one of the following actions is certain to result in higher production costs per
branded pair at one of your company's production facilities? - ANSWERIncreasing the
use of superior materials from 30% to 40%
If a management team wishes to boost the company's stock price, then it should
consider - ANSWERpursuing actions to increase earnings per share each year that
meet or beat investor expectations, raising the company's dividend each year (by at
least $0.10 and preferably $0.25 or more for the increase to have much impact on the
stock price), and repurchasing shares of common stock.
Given the following data from a Comparative Competitive Efforts page in the CIR:
Based on the above data for your company, which of the following statements is false? -
ANSWERYour company's branded sales volume and market share in the Wholesale
segment were positively impacted by your company's small percentage competitive
advantages in brand reputation, retail outlets, and wholesale price.
Assume a company's Income Statement for Year 12 is as follows: