BSG BUSINESS STRATEGY GAME
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉Which of the following are components of the compensation
package for production workers at your company's plants?
a. Annual base salary, teamwork bonuses, fringe benefits, and stock
options
b. Weekly salary, fringe benefits, year-end bonuses tied to the
number of non-defective pairs produced, and overtime pay
c. Hourly wages, fringe benefits, and overtime pay
d. Base wages, incentive payments per non defective pair produced,
and overtime pay
e. Annual base pay, piecework incentives per pair produced, perfect
attendance bonuses at best practices training programs, stock
options, fringe benefits, and overtime pay. Answer: d. Base wages,
incentive payments per non defective pair produced, and overtime
pay
,◉Which of the following most accurately describes your company's
plant operations?
a. Standard materials are used to make private-label shoes and are
sourced from outside suppliers; superior materials are produced in-
house and are used in branded footwear production.
b. All private-label footwear is outsourced form contract
manufacturers in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific at prices of
$12.50 per pair.
c. Branded footwear is produced round-the-clock (3 shifts per day) 5
days per week; private-label footwear is made using only 1 shift per
day (due to higher production-run set-up times for private-label
models/styles).
d. Standard and superior materials are sourced from outside
suppliers at prices that vary according to global demand-supply
conditions; the company's production workers are compensated on
the basis of both base pay and incentive payments per non-defective
pair produced.
e.TQM/Six Sigma quality control. Answer: d. Standard and superior
materials are sourced from outside suppliers at prices that vary
according to global demand-supply conditions; the company's
production workers are compensated on the basis of both base pay
and incentive payments per non-defective pair produced.
◉Which the following are the four geographic regions in which the
company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear?
, a. Asia-Pacific, Europe-Africa, North America, and Latin America
b. The European Union, North America, Southeast Asia, and Latin
America
c. Latin America, Europe, China, and North America
d. Argentina, Great Britain, the U.S., and Japan
e. North America, Asia, European Union, and Middle East. Answer: a.
Asia-Pacific, Europe-Africa, North America, and Latin America
◉In Year 11, footwear companies can expect to sell
a. an average of 4.84 million branded pairs and an average of
800,000 private-label pairs, although sales at some companies may
run higher or lower than the averages due to differing levels of
competitive effort.
b. an average of 5.2 million branded pairs and an average of 880,000
private-label pairs.
c. an average of 5.5 million branded pairs and an average of 700,000
private-label pairs, although some companies may sell more pairs
than the average and other companies may sell fewer than the
average due to differing levels of competitive effort.
d. no less than 3.95 and no more than 4.95 million branded pairs and
no less than 650,000 and no more than 950,000 private-label pairs.
e. exactly 4.844 million branded pairs and 800,000 private-label
pairs.. Answer: a. an average of 4.84 million branded pairs and an
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉Which of the following are components of the compensation
package for production workers at your company's plants?
a. Annual base salary, teamwork bonuses, fringe benefits, and stock
options
b. Weekly salary, fringe benefits, year-end bonuses tied to the
number of non-defective pairs produced, and overtime pay
c. Hourly wages, fringe benefits, and overtime pay
d. Base wages, incentive payments per non defective pair produced,
and overtime pay
e. Annual base pay, piecework incentives per pair produced, perfect
attendance bonuses at best practices training programs, stock
options, fringe benefits, and overtime pay. Answer: d. Base wages,
incentive payments per non defective pair produced, and overtime
pay
,◉Which of the following most accurately describes your company's
plant operations?
a. Standard materials are used to make private-label shoes and are
sourced from outside suppliers; superior materials are produced in-
house and are used in branded footwear production.
b. All private-label footwear is outsourced form contract
manufacturers in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific at prices of
$12.50 per pair.
c. Branded footwear is produced round-the-clock (3 shifts per day) 5
days per week; private-label footwear is made using only 1 shift per
day (due to higher production-run set-up times for private-label
models/styles).
d. Standard and superior materials are sourced from outside
suppliers at prices that vary according to global demand-supply
conditions; the company's production workers are compensated on
the basis of both base pay and incentive payments per non-defective
pair produced.
e.TQM/Six Sigma quality control. Answer: d. Standard and superior
materials are sourced from outside suppliers at prices that vary
according to global demand-supply conditions; the company's
production workers are compensated on the basis of both base pay
and incentive payments per non-defective pair produced.
◉Which the following are the four geographic regions in which the
company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear?
, a. Asia-Pacific, Europe-Africa, North America, and Latin America
b. The European Union, North America, Southeast Asia, and Latin
America
c. Latin America, Europe, China, and North America
d. Argentina, Great Britain, the U.S., and Japan
e. North America, Asia, European Union, and Middle East. Answer: a.
Asia-Pacific, Europe-Africa, North America, and Latin America
◉In Year 11, footwear companies can expect to sell
a. an average of 4.84 million branded pairs and an average of
800,000 private-label pairs, although sales at some companies may
run higher or lower than the averages due to differing levels of
competitive effort.
b. an average of 5.2 million branded pairs and an average of 880,000
private-label pairs.
c. an average of 5.5 million branded pairs and an average of 700,000
private-label pairs, although some companies may sell more pairs
than the average and other companies may sell fewer than the
average due to differing levels of competitive effort.
d. no less than 3.95 and no more than 4.95 million branded pairs and
no less than 650,000 and no more than 950,000 private-label pairs.
e. exactly 4.844 million branded pairs and 800,000 private-label
pairs.. Answer: a. an average of 4.84 million branded pairs and an
