GLOBUS - QUIZ 2 ANSWERS PART 2
Quiz 2 - Answers - Part 2
1.
Which one of the following is NOT a way to improve the P/Q rating of a
company's brand of UAV
drones?
Decreasing the number of models in the company's line-up from 2 to 1
Improving the battery pack to permit more minutes of flying time on a single
charge
Offering all buyers of the company's UAV drones a full day of flight training at a
nearby
independently-operated drone flight training center for a modest extra $50 charge
Increasing the number of rotors
Improving the caliber and functionality of the camera stabilization device (so that
video quality
is not so adversely affected by strong wind conditions)
2. Which one of the following is unlikely to be an attractive and effective way
to reduce the design,
assembly. marketing, and other costs of UAV drones and help achieve a
sizable competitive
advantage over rival companies based on lower overall costs per UAV drone
sold?
Trying out numerous different combinations of design components, performance
enhancements, and extra performance features to be used in the company's UAV
drones in
order to discover the lowest cost combination for achieving a competitively
appealing P/Q
rating
Spending only modest amounts annually for Corporate Social Responsibility and
Citizenship
initiatives
Switching to robot-assisted assembly methods to lower labor costs per drone
assembled
Designing, assembling, and selling UAV drones having a P/Q rating of 0.5 stars
Trying to keep the warranty period to 60 days or 90 days (but no more than 120
, days), if it is
competitively feasible to do so
3. Which one of the following actions is MOST likely to REDUCE the
productivity of camera/drone
PATs?
Failing to have a total annual compensation package for camera/drone PAT
members that is
at least equal to the prior-year industry-average compensation level
Boosting the annual base wage of camera/drone PAT members by only 2% in any
given year
Not raising the annual bonus for perfect attendance for a period of 3 years
Cutting the number of camera models being assembled from 4 models to 3 models
and the
number of drone models being assembled from 3 models to 2 models
Decreasing the size of the assembly quality incentive for cameras to a maximum of
$0.40 and the assembly quality incentive for drones to a maximum of $1.00
4. 11Which of the following is an action that merits serious consideration in
trying to improve a
company's credit rating? In answering this question, you may wish to consult
the Help section
for page 5 of the Camera & Drone Journal and read the discussion pertaining
to The Credit
Rating Measures."
Avoid all use of overtime in assembling cameras and drones
Do not increase the compensation paid to PAT members (until the desired credit
rating is
achieved)--this will help keep production costs for both cameras and drones from
rising
Issue additional shares of common stock and use the proceeds to pay off bank
loans,
thereby immediately improving the company's debt-equity percentages
Cut the prices the company charges for both cameras and drones in all four
geographic
regions by at least 10% in order to improve the company's EPS, ROE, and stock
price
Increase the size of the company's dividend payments to stockholders--this helps
Quiz 2 - Answers - Part 2
1.
Which one of the following is NOT a way to improve the P/Q rating of a
company's brand of UAV
drones?
Decreasing the number of models in the company's line-up from 2 to 1
Improving the battery pack to permit more minutes of flying time on a single
charge
Offering all buyers of the company's UAV drones a full day of flight training at a
nearby
independently-operated drone flight training center for a modest extra $50 charge
Increasing the number of rotors
Improving the caliber and functionality of the camera stabilization device (so that
video quality
is not so adversely affected by strong wind conditions)
2. Which one of the following is unlikely to be an attractive and effective way
to reduce the design,
assembly. marketing, and other costs of UAV drones and help achieve a
sizable competitive
advantage over rival companies based on lower overall costs per UAV drone
sold?
Trying out numerous different combinations of design components, performance
enhancements, and extra performance features to be used in the company's UAV
drones in
order to discover the lowest cost combination for achieving a competitively
appealing P/Q
rating
Spending only modest amounts annually for Corporate Social Responsibility and
Citizenship
initiatives
Switching to robot-assisted assembly methods to lower labor costs per drone
assembled
Designing, assembling, and selling UAV drones having a P/Q rating of 0.5 stars
Trying to keep the warranty period to 60 days or 90 days (but no more than 120
, days), if it is
competitively feasible to do so
3. Which one of the following actions is MOST likely to REDUCE the
productivity of camera/drone
PATs?
Failing to have a total annual compensation package for camera/drone PAT
members that is
at least equal to the prior-year industry-average compensation level
Boosting the annual base wage of camera/drone PAT members by only 2% in any
given year
Not raising the annual bonus for perfect attendance for a period of 3 years
Cutting the number of camera models being assembled from 4 models to 3 models
and the
number of drone models being assembled from 3 models to 2 models
Decreasing the size of the assembly quality incentive for cameras to a maximum of
$0.40 and the assembly quality incentive for drones to a maximum of $1.00
4. 11Which of the following is an action that merits serious consideration in
trying to improve a
company's credit rating? In answering this question, you may wish to consult
the Help section
for page 5 of the Camera & Drone Journal and read the discussion pertaining
to The Credit
Rating Measures."
Avoid all use of overtime in assembling cameras and drones
Do not increase the compensation paid to PAT members (until the desired credit
rating is
achieved)--this will help keep production costs for both cameras and drones from
rising
Issue additional shares of common stock and use the proceeds to pay off bank
loans,
thereby immediately improving the company's debt-equity percentages
Cut the prices the company charges for both cameras and drones in all four
geographic
regions by at least 10% in order to improve the company's EPS, ROE, and stock
price
Increase the size of the company's dividend payments to stockholders--this helps
