2025 BSG Quiz 1 WITH QUESTIONS
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE
The company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in
a. Taiwan, India, Brazil, and Middle East.
b. North America and Asia-Pacific.
c. Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
d. the Middle East and China.
e. North America and Latin America. ------- Correct Ans ---------- b. North America and Asia-
Pacific.
Which one of the following is not a factor in determining a company's unit sales and market
share of branded footwear in a particular geographic region?
a. The number of retailers stocking the company's footwear brand
b. The number of models/styles in the company's product line
c. Footwear features and footwear durability
d. S/Q ratings of the company's footwear
e. Expenditures for retailer support ------- Correct Ans ---------- c. Footwear features and
footwear durability
The company's present production capability (as of Year 10) is:
a. 4 million pairs without the use of overtime and 6 million pairs with the use of overtime.
b. 6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 7.2 million pairs with the use of overtime.
,c. 6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 6.6 million pairs with the use of overtime.
d. 8 million pairs without the use of overtime and 10 million pairs with the use of overtime.
e. 4 million pairs without the use of overtime and 5 million pairs with the use of overtime. -------
Correct Ans ---------- b. 6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 7.2 million pairs with the
use of overtime.
Which of the following is/are not among the factors that affect worker productivity?
a. Expenditures for best practices training
b. Whether plant upgrade option D has been installed
c. The percentage of newly-hired workers and the percentage use of superior materials
d. The size of incentive payments per non-defective pair
e. Base pay increases ------- Correct Ans ---------- c. The percentage of newly-hired workers and
the percentage use of superior materials
Which one of the following does not affect the reject rates at a company's plants?
a. The size of the incentive payment per non-defective pair produced
b. Spending for TQM/Six Sigma quality control efforts
c. The number of models/styles comprising the company's product line
d. The installation of plant upgrade C
e. Spending for best practices training ------- Correct Ans ---------- d. The installation of plant
upgrade C
Which of the following are the 5 measures on which a company's performance is
judged/scored?
, a. S/Q rating, revenues, EPS, ROE, and year-end cash balance
b. Quality rating, stock price, dividends, credit rating, and net profit margin
c. Earnings per share, ROE, stock price, credit rating, and image rating
d. Revenues, global market share, net profits, ROE, and credit rating
e. Revenues, net profit, stock price, credit rating, and global market share ------- Correct Ans -----
----- c. Earnings per share, ROE, stock price, credit rating, and image rating
Which of the following is the most important factor in determining a company's unit sales and
market share of private-label footwear in a particular geographic region?
a. Whether the company's private-label footwear has a higher S/Q rating than the footwear of
rival private-label manufacturers
b. The number of models/styles comprising the company's product line
c. The appeal of the celebrities signed to endorse the company's footwear
d. The amount of merchandising support provided to retailers
e. The company's bid price ------- Correct Ans ---------- e. The company's bid price
Which the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating?
a. Its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio
b. Its times-interest-earned ratio, debt-equity ratio, and return on investment
c. A company's current ratio, accounts payable, operating profit margin, and the margin by
which free cash flow exceeds interest payments
d. Its loans outstanding, dividend payout ratio, debt-equity ratio, and free cash flow
e. Its debt-equity ratio, current ratio, and gross profit margin ------- Correct Ans ---------- a. Its
default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE
The company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in
a. Taiwan, India, Brazil, and Middle East.
b. North America and Asia-Pacific.
c. Asia-Pacific and Latin America.
d. the Middle East and China.
e. North America and Latin America. ------- Correct Ans ---------- b. North America and Asia-
Pacific.
Which one of the following is not a factor in determining a company's unit sales and market
share of branded footwear in a particular geographic region?
a. The number of retailers stocking the company's footwear brand
b. The number of models/styles in the company's product line
c. Footwear features and footwear durability
d. S/Q ratings of the company's footwear
e. Expenditures for retailer support ------- Correct Ans ---------- c. Footwear features and
footwear durability
The company's present production capability (as of Year 10) is:
a. 4 million pairs without the use of overtime and 6 million pairs with the use of overtime.
b. 6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 7.2 million pairs with the use of overtime.
,c. 6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 6.6 million pairs with the use of overtime.
d. 8 million pairs without the use of overtime and 10 million pairs with the use of overtime.
e. 4 million pairs without the use of overtime and 5 million pairs with the use of overtime. -------
Correct Ans ---------- b. 6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 7.2 million pairs with the
use of overtime.
Which of the following is/are not among the factors that affect worker productivity?
a. Expenditures for best practices training
b. Whether plant upgrade option D has been installed
c. The percentage of newly-hired workers and the percentage use of superior materials
d. The size of incentive payments per non-defective pair
e. Base pay increases ------- Correct Ans ---------- c. The percentage of newly-hired workers and
the percentage use of superior materials
Which one of the following does not affect the reject rates at a company's plants?
a. The size of the incentive payment per non-defective pair produced
b. Spending for TQM/Six Sigma quality control efforts
c. The number of models/styles comprising the company's product line
d. The installation of plant upgrade C
e. Spending for best practices training ------- Correct Ans ---------- d. The installation of plant
upgrade C
Which of the following are the 5 measures on which a company's performance is
judged/scored?
, a. S/Q rating, revenues, EPS, ROE, and year-end cash balance
b. Quality rating, stock price, dividends, credit rating, and net profit margin
c. Earnings per share, ROE, stock price, credit rating, and image rating
d. Revenues, global market share, net profits, ROE, and credit rating
e. Revenues, net profit, stock price, credit rating, and global market share ------- Correct Ans -----
----- c. Earnings per share, ROE, stock price, credit rating, and image rating
Which of the following is the most important factor in determining a company's unit sales and
market share of private-label footwear in a particular geographic region?
a. Whether the company's private-label footwear has a higher S/Q rating than the footwear of
rival private-label manufacturers
b. The number of models/styles comprising the company's product line
c. The appeal of the celebrities signed to endorse the company's footwear
d. The amount of merchandising support provided to retailers
e. The company's bid price ------- Correct Ans ---------- e. The company's bid price
Which the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating?
a. Its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio
b. Its times-interest-earned ratio, debt-equity ratio, and return on investment
c. A company's current ratio, accounts payable, operating profit margin, and the margin by
which free cash flow exceeds interest payments
d. Its loans outstanding, dividend payout ratio, debt-equity ratio, and free cash flow
e. Its debt-equity ratio, current ratio, and gross profit margin ------- Correct Ans ---------- a. Its
default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio
