Quiz 1 MGT 4335 – Flashcards
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the interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on
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the credit rating
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the factors that affect worker productivity include
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the size of incentive payments per non-defective pair, base pay increases, how favorably a company's compensation package compares with the industry-average compensation package, and expenditures for best practices training.
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at the end of Year 10, going into Year 11, the company's production capability was
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6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 7.2 million pairs with the use of overtime.
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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?
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performance/durability (P/D) ratings
- expenditures on advertising
- the number of models/styles in the company's product line
- mail-in rebate offers
- delivery times to retailers (1,2,3,or4weeks)
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which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear?
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North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, an Europe-Africa
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which of the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating?
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its debt-asst ratio, default risk ratio, and interest coverage ratio
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which of the following best describes the materials the company uses to make its footwear?
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standard and superior materials
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the market for branded athletic footwear is projected to grow
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9-11% annually in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific during the Year 11-Year 15 period and 5-7% annually in North America an Europe-Africa during the Year 11-Year 15 period.
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in Year 11, footwear companies can expect to sell
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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 of lower than the averages due to differing levels of competitive effort.
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which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the operations of your company's athletic footwear business?
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Singapore dollars, euros, U.S. dollars, and Brazilian reals
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a footwear-maker's price competitiveness in selling branded footwear to retailers in a particular geographic region is determined by
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whether its wholesale price is above or below the average wholesale price of all companies competing in that geographic region.
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the company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in
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Asia-Pacific and North America
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which one of the following is NOT one of the factors that affect the S/Q rating of a company's footwear?
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how much is spent to inspect newly-produced pairs and avoid shipping defective shoes
- expenditures for best practices training
- the percentage use of superior materials
- a company's cumulative spending for TQM/Six Sigma quality control programs
- expenditures for new styling/features per model and whether plant upgrade option C has been installed
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which of the following are the 5 measures on which a company's performance is judged/scored?
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Earnings per share, ROE, stock price, credit rating, and image rating
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which of the following most accurately describes your company's plant operations?
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TQM/Six Sigma quality control programs and best practices training are used to boost the S/Q ratings of both branded and private-label footwear.
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the company's shipments of newly-produced branded and private-label footwear from its plants to its regional distribution centers are subject to
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any applicable import tariffs and exchange rate adjustments.
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the reject rates at the company's footwear plants are a function of
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the size of the incentive payment per non-defective pair produced, spending for best practices training, spending for TWQ/Six Sigma quality control, the number of models/styles comprising the company's product line, and the installation of plant upgrade option A.
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which of the following are components of the compensation package for production workers at your company's plants?
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base wages, incentive payments per non defective pair produced, and overtime pay
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the market for private-label athletic footwear is projected to grow
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10% annually in all four geographic regions during the Year 11-Year 15 period and 8.5% annually in all four regions during the Year 16-Year 20 period.
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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?
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the company's bed price
