quality incentives paid to drone PAT members, the company's prior-year brand reputation, and
the prior year worldwide average warranty claim rate on the company's drones.
Which of the following ARE components of the compensation package for members of
production assembly teams? - ANSWER The dollar-cost of a PAT member's fringe benefit
package, assembly quality incentives ($ per unit assembled divided equally among PAT
members), year-end bonus for perfect attendance, and annual base wage
The factors that affect the productivity of both camera PATs and drone PATs include - ANSWER
the size of assembly quality incentives paid to camera/drone PATs, how favorably the overall size
of the company's total compensation package (not including overtime pay) per camera/drone
PAT member compares against the camera/drone all-company averages, and changes in the
number of camera/drone models that have to be assembled.
The company's present assembly plant has sufficient space for - ANSWER up to 150
workstations, without expanding the size of the plant.
A camera-maker's price competitiveness in a particular geographic region is determined by -
ANSWER whether its price is above or below the average price of all companies competing in
that geographic region.
The interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on - ANSWER its credit rating.
Which the following are not factors in determining a company's credit rating? - ANSWER The
size of the company's year-end cash balance, the average of its ROE for the past three years, and
how many times the company has been put on credit watch.
, Consumer purchases of digital cameras are seasonal with - ANSWER about 20% of consumer
demand coming in quarter 1, 20% in quarter 2, 20% in quarter 3 and 40% in quarter 4.
Which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company is selling its
cameras? - ANSWER Europe-Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and North America.
Which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the revenues your company receives
on camera shipments to retailers in the four geographic regions of the world where it markets
cameras? - ANSWER U.S. dollars, Taiwan dollars, Singapore dollars, euros, and Brazilian real.
Which of the following do not have a bearing in determining a company's unit sales and market
share of entry-level or multi-featured cameras in a particular geographic region? - ANSWER The
size of the incentive bonus paid to PATs, the percentage of cameras that were outsourced, and
warranty claims costs.
The company's shipments of digital cameras to retailers in various foreign countries are subject
to - ANSWER import duties imposed by the countries to which the cameras are shipped and the
effects of fluctuating exchange rates.
The factors that affect a company's P/Q rating include: - ANSWER the caliber of core
components; company's cumulative spending for new product R&D, engineering and design;
the number of models; camera body ergonomics/durability; and the number of special utility
features.
The company maintains a production facility in - ANSWER Taiwan.
The decisions that company co-manages make each year are organized around - ANSWER
marketing, product design, assembly/shipping, compensation and labor force, and finance.