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BSG Exam Study Guide | 530 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2023 the interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on ✔✔the credit rating the factors... that affect worker productivity include ✔✔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. at the end of Year 10, going into Year 11, the company's production capability was ✔✔6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 7.2 million pairs with the use of overtime. 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? ARE ✔✔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) which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear? ✔✔North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, an Europe-Africa which of the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating? ✔✔its debt-asst ratio, default risk ratio, and interest coverage ratio which of the following best describes the materials the company uses to make its footwear? ✔✔standard and superior materials the market for branded athletic footwear is projected to grow ✔✔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. in Year 11, footwear companies can expect to sell ✔✔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. which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the operations of your company's athletic footwear business? ✔✔Singapore dollars, euros, U.S. dollars, and Brazilian reals a footwear-maker's price competitiveness in selling branded footwear to retailers in a particular geographic region is determined by ✔✔whether its wholesale price is above or below the average wholesale price of all companies competing in that geographic region. the company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in ✔✔Asia-Pacific and North America which one of the following is NOT one of the factors that affect the S/Q rating of a company's footwear? ARE ✔✔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 which of the following are the 5 measures on which a company's performance is judged/scored? ✔✔Earnings per share, ROE, stock price, credit rating, and image rating which of the following most accurately describes your company's plant operations? ✔✔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. the company's shipments of newly-produced branded and private-label footwear from its plants to its regional distribution centers are subject to ✔✔any applicable import tariffs and exchange rate adjustments. the reject rates at the company's footwear plants are a function of ✔✔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. which of the following are components of the compensation package for production workers at your company's plants? ✔✔base wages, incentive payments per non defective pair produced, and overtime pay the market for private-label athletic footwear is projected to grow ✔✔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. 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? ✔✔the company's bed price The factors that affect the reject rates at the company's footwear production facilities include ✔✔the size of the incentive payment per non-defective pair produced, best practices training expenditures per worker, spending for TQM/Six Sigma quality control efforts, and the number of models/styles comprising the company's product line. Which of the following is the most important competitive factor in determining a company's ability to secure contracts to supply private-label footwear to chain retailers in a particular geographic region? ✔✔The company's price offer The company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in ✔✔North America and Asia-Pacific Which of the following statements about the average wholesale price a company charges footwear retailers in a given geographic region is incorrect? ✔✔So long as a company has a big price-based competitive advantage in a region's Wholesale Segment, it has the ability to achieve an attractively-large sales volume and market share even if it suffers from competitive disadvantages on other competitively-relevant factors. Which of the following currencies are involved in causing favorable or unfavorable exchange rate adjustments to a company's costs and revenues? ✔✔Singapore dollars, euros, U.S. dollars, and Brazilian reals Which of the following statements about the impact of a company's competitive efforts in a region on its regional market share and number of branded pairs sole is false? ✔✔The biggest possible competitive advantage a company can achieve in a given region's Internet Segment is to offer free shipping and thereby capture the biggest number of pairs sold and biggest market share of any company in that region's Internet Segment. The company's shipments of newly-produced branded and private-label footwear from its plants to its regional distribution centers are subject to ✔✔any applicable import tariffs and exchange rate adjustments. Which of the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating? ✔✔its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio. Which of the following most accurately describes your company's production operations? ✔✔TQM/Six Sigma quality control programs and best practices training are a means of increasing the S/Q ratings of both branded and private-label footwear produced at each production facility. Which of the following are components of the total compensation package for production workers at your company's production facilities? ✔✔Base wages, incentive payments per non-defective pair produced, fringe benefits, and any overtime pay The projected growth in buyer demand for branded athletic footwear is ✔✔9-11% annually in Latin America and Asia-Pacific during Years 11-15 and 7-9% annually in these two regions during Years 16-20. The factors that affect worker productivity include ✔✔how much emphasis is placed on inventive compensation (as measured by the percentage of the company's total compensation package accounted for by incentive pay) and expenditures for best practices training. The interest rate a company pays on 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year loans is a function of ✔✔its credit rating and the length of the term over which repayment is scheduled to occur Which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear? ✔✔Europe-Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and North America Which of the following statements about the importance of each competitive factors in determining company sales volume and market shares in a particular geographic region is false? ✔✔Tiny cross-company differences in competitive effort on a highly influential competitive factor (like S/Q ratings, the number of models/styles offered, and selling prices) nearly always have a bigger impact on company sales/market share outcomes in a region than do large differences on less influential competitive factors. [Show More]

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