BSG FINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
The projected growth in buyer demand for private-label athletic footwear is - Answers -
higher in the asia-pacific and latin america regions than in the north america and europe
africa regions in years 11-15. the same is true in years 16-2-
The projected growth in buyer demand for branded athletic footwear is - Answers - 5-7%
annually in the north america and europe aftican regions during the year 11-year 15
period, decreasing to 3-5% anually in these same two regions durin year 16-year 20
period
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 sold is false? -
Answers - a footwear maker achieves the biggest possible styling/quality based
competitive advantage in a given region when its branded footwear has a higher s/q
rating than any other company in the region
Which of the following financial measures are used to determine a company's credit
rating? - Answers - its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio , and interest cover ratio
Which one of the following is not one of the 5 competitive factors that affect only
wholesale sales of branded footwear to athletic footwear retailers? - Answers -
expenditures for brand advertising
Which of the following statements about striving to reduce labor costs per pair produced
at each of the company's facilities is true? - Answers - in managing production worker
compensation and expenditures for best practices training the overriding objective of a
company managers should be to achieve the lower feasible labor costs per pair
produced at each production facility
In the private-label operating benchmarks section on p. 7 of each issue of the FIR, the
industry-low, industry-average, and industry-high benchmarks for the margins over
direct costs (as explained in the Help section for this same page) should be interpreted
as representing - Answers - how much sellers of private label footwear received over
and above the costs per pair sold
these margins if positive serve to improve a sellers operating profit in the designated
region
Which one of the following is not a way to grow a company's sales volume in the
Internet segment in the Europe-Africa region? - Answers - refrain from bidding to supply
chain retailers in europe africa with private label footwear because such sales tarnish a
companys image and brand reputation in the minds
Which one of the following statements about the projected unit sales volumes per
company in the table on p.6 of the Player's Guide is false? - Answers - the projected unit
The projected growth in buyer demand for private-label athletic footwear is - Answers -
higher in the asia-pacific and latin america regions than in the north america and europe
africa regions in years 11-15. the same is true in years 16-2-
The projected growth in buyer demand for branded athletic footwear is - Answers - 5-7%
annually in the north america and europe aftican regions during the year 11-year 15
period, decreasing to 3-5% anually in these same two regions durin year 16-year 20
period
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 sold is false? -
Answers - a footwear maker achieves the biggest possible styling/quality based
competitive advantage in a given region when its branded footwear has a higher s/q
rating than any other company in the region
Which of the following financial measures are used to determine a company's credit
rating? - Answers - its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio , and interest cover ratio
Which one of the following is not one of the 5 competitive factors that affect only
wholesale sales of branded footwear to athletic footwear retailers? - Answers -
expenditures for brand advertising
Which of the following statements about striving to reduce labor costs per pair produced
at each of the company's facilities is true? - Answers - in managing production worker
compensation and expenditures for best practices training the overriding objective of a
company managers should be to achieve the lower feasible labor costs per pair
produced at each production facility
In the private-label operating benchmarks section on p. 7 of each issue of the FIR, the
industry-low, industry-average, and industry-high benchmarks for the margins over
direct costs (as explained in the Help section for this same page) should be interpreted
as representing - Answers - how much sellers of private label footwear received over
and above the costs per pair sold
these margins if positive serve to improve a sellers operating profit in the designated
region
Which one of the following is not a way to grow a company's sales volume in the
Internet segment in the Europe-Africa region? - Answers - refrain from bidding to supply
chain retailers in europe africa with private label footwear because such sales tarnish a
companys image and brand reputation in the minds
Which one of the following statements about the projected unit sales volumes per
company in the table on p.6 of the Player's Guide is false? - Answers - the projected unit
