BSG FINAL PRACTICE
40+ (Updated for 2025-2026) Exam Prep Pack | A+ Questions & Verified Answers
Question 1
The managerial value of regularly consulting the data in the Year-to-Year Performance Highlights report has
Correct!
to do with the data provided being the quickest and best way to:
identify which of the company's competitive efforts in the branded Internet and Wholesale segments
need to be increased, left as is, or decreased in the upcoming decison round.
Question 2
The installation of production improvement option D which boosts worker productivity by 50% by using
Correct!
robots to assist in producing footwear
would be a more economically attractive means for reducing labor costs per pair at a recently
opened production facility in Europe-Africa than for a recently opened production facility of the same
size in Latin America.
Question 3
Which one of the following constitutes a valid reason/condition for a company to consider shifting away
Correct!
from pursuit of a global differentiation strategy keyed to producing and marketing 450+ models/styles of
top quality branded footwear at above-average prices in all four regions?
When there are so many rival companies trying to sell 400+ models/styles of top-quality, premium-
priced athletic footwear--a comparatively small target buyer segment--that fierce competition
among these companies makes it challenging for them to achieve the sales volumes needed to
consistently meet or beat investor expectations on the five performance measures
, Question 4
A company's managers should probably give serious consideration to changing from a low-cost/low price
Correct!
strategy for branded footwear to a different strategy when
the company's branded footwear costs are near or above the industry averages for many/most of the
benchmarked cost categories contained in the FIR and, furthermore, both the Internet and Wholesale
segments in all four regions are crowded with competitors selling branded footwear at below-
average prices.
Question 5
The most important results from the latest decision round that company managers need to review/study in
Correct!
order to guide their strategic moves and decisions to improve their company's competitiveness and overall
performance on the five investor-expected performance targets in the upcoming decision round are
the Comparative Competitive Efforts data for each region in the Competitive Intelligence Report.
Question 6
Correct! Which one of the following actions is least likely to boost labor productivity by a sufficient amount to lower
labor costs per pair produced at a particular plant?
Actions to boost total compensation per production worker to an amount that not only is the highest
in each region where the company has production operations but also is at least $10,000 above the
industry-average in those regions
Question 7
Which one of the following is not a way to improve the S/Q rating of branded pairs produced at a particular
Correct!
production facility?
Increasing the number of models/styles produced
40+ (Updated for 2025-2026) Exam Prep Pack | A+ Questions & Verified Answers
Question 1
The managerial value of regularly consulting the data in the Year-to-Year Performance Highlights report has
Correct!
to do with the data provided being the quickest and best way to:
identify which of the company's competitive efforts in the branded Internet and Wholesale segments
need to be increased, left as is, or decreased in the upcoming decison round.
Question 2
The installation of production improvement option D which boosts worker productivity by 50% by using
Correct!
robots to assist in producing footwear
would be a more economically attractive means for reducing labor costs per pair at a recently
opened production facility in Europe-Africa than for a recently opened production facility of the same
size in Latin America.
Question 3
Which one of the following constitutes a valid reason/condition for a company to consider shifting away
Correct!
from pursuit of a global differentiation strategy keyed to producing and marketing 450+ models/styles of
top quality branded footwear at above-average prices in all four regions?
When there are so many rival companies trying to sell 400+ models/styles of top-quality, premium-
priced athletic footwear--a comparatively small target buyer segment--that fierce competition
among these companies makes it challenging for them to achieve the sales volumes needed to
consistently meet or beat investor expectations on the five performance measures
, Question 4
A company's managers should probably give serious consideration to changing from a low-cost/low price
Correct!
strategy for branded footwear to a different strategy when
the company's branded footwear costs are near or above the industry averages for many/most of the
benchmarked cost categories contained in the FIR and, furthermore, both the Internet and Wholesale
segments in all four regions are crowded with competitors selling branded footwear at below-
average prices.
Question 5
The most important results from the latest decision round that company managers need to review/study in
Correct!
order to guide their strategic moves and decisions to improve their company's competitiveness and overall
performance on the five investor-expected performance targets in the upcoming decision round are
the Comparative Competitive Efforts data for each region in the Competitive Intelligence Report.
Question 6
Correct! Which one of the following actions is least likely to boost labor productivity by a sufficient amount to lower
labor costs per pair produced at a particular plant?
Actions to boost total compensation per production worker to an amount that not only is the highest
in each region where the company has production operations but also is at least $10,000 above the
industry-average in those regions
Question 7
Which one of the following is not a way to improve the S/Q rating of branded pairs produced at a particular
Correct!
production facility?
Increasing the number of models/styles produced
