MBA 705: Exam 3 NEWEST 2025-2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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Human Capital: - CORRECT ANSWER- The sum of the capabilities of individuals in an
organization.
Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory System: - CORRECT ANSWER- An inventory system,
popularized by the Japanese, in which suppliers deliver parts just at the time they
are needed by the buying organization to use in its production process.
Knowledge Management: - CORRECT ANSWER- People and their skills and abilities (i.e.,
knowledge capital) represent the only resource that cannot readily be reproduced
by a firm's competitors. Knowledge capital must be effectively leveraged if high-
performing firms are to remain as such over the long term.
Learning: - CORRECT ANSWER- The increased efficiency that occurs when an employee
performs a task repeatedly.
,Process R & D: - CORRECT ANSWER- R & D activities that seek to reduce the costs of
operations and make them more efficient.
Product/Service R & D: - CORRECT ANSWER- R & D activities directed toward
improvements or innovations in the quality or uniqueness of a company's
outputs.
Capital-Labor Substitution: - CORRECT ANSWER- An organization's ability to substitute
labor for capital or vice versa as production increases.
Experience Curve: - CORRECT ANSWER- ncreases. Experience Curve: The reduction in
per-unit costs that occur as an organization gains experience producing a product
or service.
Functional Strategies: - CORRECT ANSWER- The strategies pursued by each functional
area of a business unit, such as marketing, finance, or production.
Total Quality Management (TQM): - CORRECT ANSWER- A broad-based program
designed to improve product and service quality and to increase customer
satisfaction by incorporating a holistic commitment to quality as seen through the
eyes of the customer.
Because functional strategies should be designed to support corporate and
business strategies, they should not be considered until corporate and business
strategies have been formulated.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER- False.
, Although functional strategies are formulated after the corporate and business
strategies have already been established, one still needs to consider the
capabilities of the various functional areas when considering various corporate
and business strategic options.
The most appropriate means of securing funds likely depends on the corporate
and business strategies being pursued.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER- True.
Some forms of raising capital tend to be more effective than others, depending on
the strategy.
The reduction in per-unit costs that occurs as an organization gains experience
producing a product or service is known as economies of scale. Economies of
scale is one of the contributing factors to the experience curve.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER- False.
The reduction in per-unit costs that occurs as an organization gains experience
producing a product or service is known as the experience curve.
The purchasing department in a low-cost business should always purchase raw
materials at the lowest possible cost.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Human Capital: - CORRECT ANSWER- The sum of the capabilities of individuals in an
organization.
Just-In-Time (JIT) Inventory System: - CORRECT ANSWER- An inventory system,
popularized by the Japanese, in which suppliers deliver parts just at the time they
are needed by the buying organization to use in its production process.
Knowledge Management: - CORRECT ANSWER- People and their skills and abilities (i.e.,
knowledge capital) represent the only resource that cannot readily be reproduced
by a firm's competitors. Knowledge capital must be effectively leveraged if high-
performing firms are to remain as such over the long term.
Learning: - CORRECT ANSWER- The increased efficiency that occurs when an employee
performs a task repeatedly.
,Process R & D: - CORRECT ANSWER- R & D activities that seek to reduce the costs of
operations and make them more efficient.
Product/Service R & D: - CORRECT ANSWER- R & D activities directed toward
improvements or innovations in the quality or uniqueness of a company's
outputs.
Capital-Labor Substitution: - CORRECT ANSWER- An organization's ability to substitute
labor for capital or vice versa as production increases.
Experience Curve: - CORRECT ANSWER- ncreases. Experience Curve: The reduction in
per-unit costs that occur as an organization gains experience producing a product
or service.
Functional Strategies: - CORRECT ANSWER- The strategies pursued by each functional
area of a business unit, such as marketing, finance, or production.
Total Quality Management (TQM): - CORRECT ANSWER- A broad-based program
designed to improve product and service quality and to increase customer
satisfaction by incorporating a holistic commitment to quality as seen through the
eyes of the customer.
Because functional strategies should be designed to support corporate and
business strategies, they should not be considered until corporate and business
strategies have been formulated.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER- False.
, Although functional strategies are formulated after the corporate and business
strategies have already been established, one still needs to consider the
capabilities of the various functional areas when considering various corporate
and business strategic options.
The most appropriate means of securing funds likely depends on the corporate
and business strategies being pursued.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER- True.
Some forms of raising capital tend to be more effective than others, depending on
the strategy.
The reduction in per-unit costs that occurs as an organization gains experience
producing a product or service is known as economies of scale. Economies of
scale is one of the contributing factors to the experience curve.
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER- False.
The reduction in per-unit costs that occurs as an organization gains experience
producing a product or service is known as the experience curve.
The purchasing department in a low-cost business should always purchase raw
materials at the lowest possible cost.
