COMP XM Exam Questions And Answers

COMP XM Exam Questions And Answers Segment/Perf/Size - ANS Thrift +-0.5 -0.5 Core +0.8 -0.8 Nano +0.8 -1.1 Elite +1.1 -0.8 *THE ONLY PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT MOVE, IT'S THE PRODUCT IN LOW END SEGMENT. LEAVE THIS PRODUCT AT 3.0 AND 17.0* You want to increase performance and reduce size as much as you can without the revision date reaching July. Prices between each round - ANS Don't change the price! Price for each product - ANS Nano - max Elite - max Core - a few bucks below Thrift - a few bucks below Automation - ANS increase automation by 1 point each round in each product get low end up as high as you can What is your target leverage and how do you get there? - ANS borrow money until you hit 2.2 and get 60 days of working capital (will have to pay dividends) To calculate leverage, - ANS divide total assets by total equity. This number will represent the number of dollars of assets owned per dollar invested by equity holders. If a company has leverage of four, that means they have $4 in debt for every $1 in equity. sales and promo budgets (all four rounds) - ANS For all products Round 1: 2,000 Round 2: 1,500 Round 3: 1,400 Round 4: 1,400 Recruiting hours and spend - ANS $5,000 80 hours TQM - ANS $1,500 first round $1,500 second round $1,000 third round $0 fourth round adding capacity - ANS a couple hundred each round best date for new products to come out - ANS June 26-28th forecasting shift capacity - ANS forecast next year's demand directly This year's potential market share * next year's demand is a good starting point, but then make judgment adjustments as necessary (e.g. is my product improving, are my competitors improving, etc.) use 200% of plant utilization