BSG Comprehensive with correct
answers 2025
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vcorrect-answersv-
·vThevpositivevimpactvthatvsuchvavstrategyvhasvonvthevcompany'svimagevrating,vprovidedvthevcompa
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overvavmulti-yearvperiod
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tvisvdifficultvforvrivalsvtovquicklyvorveasilyvcopyv(becauseveveryvstrategicvmovevavcompanyvmakesvtov
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nvthevFIRvandvthevcompetitivevintelligencevReport),vthenvthevmanagersvhavevtov-vcorrect-answersv-
·vDovavbettervjobvthenvrivalsvinvidentifyingvandvimplementingvwaysvtovbecomevveryvcost-
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·vLowvtariffvcostsvonvfootwearvsalesvinvLatinvAmericav(becausevnovimportvtariffsvarevpaidvonvfootwe
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·vPursuevavnumbervofvcost-
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·vReducingvthevprices,vthevcompanyvchargesvitsvcustomersvforvbrandedvfootwear
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vcorrect-answersv-
·vUsingvenvironmentallyvfriendlyvorv'Green'vmaterialsvinvproducingvfootwearvatvthevcompany'svpla
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·vUsingvrecycledvpackagingvmaterialsvtovboxveachvpairvofvathleticvfootwearvatvthevcompany'svdistrib
utionvcenters
·vMakingvdonationsvtovcharitiesvandvcharitablevcauses
·vInvestingvtovimprovevenergyvefficiencyvandvthevusevofvrenewablevsourcesvatvcompanyvfacilities.
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vcorrect-answersv-
·vAtvavplantvthatvcurrentlyvhasvlaborvproductivityvofv3,200vpairsvpervworkervandvtotalvemployeevco
mpensationvofv$20,000vannuallyvbecausevthevupgradevwillvcausevlaborvcostsvpervpairvproducedvtov
declinevfromv$6.25vtov$5.00
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ovLaborvcostvpervpairvinitiallyv=v20,000/3,200v=v$6.25
, ovAftervincreasevinvproductivityv=v20,000/v(3,200*1.25)v=v$5.00
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svinvhelpingvavcompanyvachievevavdifferentiation-
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·vOfferingv400vorvmorevmodels/stylesvtovbuyersvinvallvfourvgeographicvregions,vmaintainingvavcelebr
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aphicvregions
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ovstronglyvdifferentiatevitsvbrandedvfootwearvfromvthevofferingsvofvrivalvcompaniesvandvsellvitsvfoo
twearvatvavpremiumvpricevwhenv-vcorrect-answersv-
·vAvbigvpercentagevofvindustryvrivalsvarevtryingvtovoutcompeteveachvothervwithvcopycatvdifferentiat
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dvabove-averagevadvertisingvexpenditures
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fitablevopportunityvexistvtovbuildv(orvpurchase)vadditionalvplantvcapacityvinvthevupcomingvdecisionv
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·vInformationvinvthevmostvrecentvFIRvindicatesvthatvmorevthanvhalfvofvthevcompaniesvinvthevindustr
yvhavevexpandedvtheirvplantvcapacityvsincevyearv10
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dv(orvpurchase)vadditionalvplantvcapacityvinvthevupcomingvdecisionvround?v-vcorrect-answersv-
·vThevgrowthvinvbrandedvdemandvandvprivate-
labelvdemandvovervthevnextv3vyearsv(asvreportedvinveachvyearvFIR)
answers 2025
Thevbenefitsvofvpursuingvavstrategyvofvsocialvresponsibilityvandvcorporatevcitizenshipvincludev-
vcorrect-answersv-
·vThevpositivevimpactvthatvsuchvavstrategyvhasvonvthevcompany'svimagevrating,vprovidedvthevcompa
nyvspendsvavmeaningfulvamountvonvsociallyvresponsiblevactivitiesvandvsuchvspendingvisvsustainedv
overvavmulti-yearvperiod
Ifvavcompany'svmanagersvwantvtovsucceedvinvcreatingvavdifferentiation-
basedvcompetitivevadvantagev(Andvavpotentialvcostvadvantagevinvachievingvthevdifferentiation)vtha
tvisvdifficultvforvrivalsvtovquicklyvorveasilyvcopyv(becauseveveryvstrategicvmovevavcompanyvmakesvtov
outcompetevrivalsvandvgainvavcompetitivevadvantagevisvnotvapparentvfromvinformationvcontainedvi
nvthevFIRvandvthevcompetitivevintelligencevReport),vthenvthevmanagersvhavevtov-vcorrect-answersv-
·vDovavbettervjobvthenvrivalsvinvidentifyingvandvimplementingvwaysvtovbecomevveryvcost-
efficientvinvproducingvandvmarketingv350-
500vmodels/stylesvofvbrandedvfootwearvthatvalsovhavevthevhighestvS/Qvratingvinvthevindustry
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·vLowvtariffvcostsvonvfootwearvsalesvinvLatinvAmericav(becausevnovimportvtariffsvarevpaidvonvfootwe
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basedvcompetitivevadvantagevovervrivalsvifvitsvmanagersv-vcorrect-answersv-
·vPursuevavnumbervofvcost-
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highervimagevrating?v-vcorrect-answersv-
·vReducingvthevprices,vthevcompanyvchargesvitsvcustomersvforvbrandedvfootwear
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vcorrect-answersv-
·vUsingvenvironmentallyvfriendlyvorv'Green'vmaterialsvinvproducingvfootwearvatvthevcompany'svpla
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·vUsingvrecycledvpackagingvmaterialsvtovboxveachvpairvofvathleticvfootwearvatvthevcompany'svdistrib
utionvcenters
·vMakingvdonationsvtovcharitiesvandvcharitablevcauses
·vInvestingvtovimprovevenergyvefficiencyvandvthevusevofvrenewablevsourcesvatvcompanyvfacilities.
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vcorrect-answersv-
·vAtvavplantvthatvcurrentlyvhasvlaborvproductivityvofv3,200vpairsvpervworkervandvtotalvemployeevco
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declinevfromv$6.25vtov$5.00
ovLaborvcostvpervpairv=vCompensation/Productivity
ovLaborvcostvpervpairvinitiallyv=v20,000/3,200v=v$6.25
, ovAftervincreasevinvproductivityv=v20,000/v(3,200*1.25)v=v$5.00
ovReductionv=v6.25v*v5.00v=v$1.25
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svinvhelpingvavcompanyvachievevavdifferentiation-
basedvcompetitivevadvantagevovervsome/manyvofvitsvrivals?v-vcorrect-answersv-
·vOfferingv400vorvmorevmodels/stylesvtovbuyersvinvallvfourvgeographicvregions,vmaintainingvavcelebr
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aphicvregions
Itvisvbothvreasonablevandvwisevforvavcompanyvtovconsidervshiftingvawayvfromvpursuitvofvavstrategyvt
ovstronglyvdifferentiatevitsvbrandedvfootwearvfromvthevofferingsvofvrivalvcompaniesvandvsellvitsvfoo
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·vAvbigvpercentagevofvindustryvrivalsvarevtryingvtovoutcompeteveachvothervwithvcopycatvdifferentiat
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dvabove-averagevadvertisingvexpenditures
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