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Which of the following does not affect the reject rates at a company’s plants? |
The S/Q rating of pairs being produced and the use of plant upgrade option B |
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Which of the following best describes the materials the company uses to make its footwear? |
Standard and superior materials |
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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? |
The number of new performance features built into each year’s models/styles |
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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? |
The company’s bid price |
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Which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the operations of your company’s athletic footwear business? |
U.S. dollars, Singapore dollars, euros, and Brazilian reals |
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The company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in |
Asia-Pacific and North America |
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Which of the following is not an accurate characteristic of your company’s plant operations? |
The company makes most all of its footwear materials and components in-hours, uses 100-person assembly lines to make branded shoes at the rate of 500 pairs per day, and outsources private-label footwear from contract manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific |
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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 or lower than the average due to differing levels of competitive effort |
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Which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear? |
Asia-Pacific, Europe-Africa, North America, and Latin America |
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A company’s price competitiveness in selling branded footwear to retailers in a particular geographic region is determined by |
How favorably its wholesale price compares with the average wholesale price of all companies competing in the region |
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The interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on |
Its credit rating |
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Which of the following are factors in determining a company’s credit rating? |
Its interest coverage ratio, debt-asset ratio, and default risk ratio |
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At the end of year 10, going into year 11, a company’s production capability was |
6 million pairs without the use of overtime and 7.2 million pairs with the use of overtime |
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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 |
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Which of the following are components of the compensation package for productions workers at your company’s plants? |
Base wages, incentive payments per non defective pair produced, and overtime pay |
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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 |
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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? |
How much is spent to inspect newly-produced pairs and avoid shipping defective shoes |
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Which of the following is/are not among the factors that affect worker productivity? |
S/Q ratings and the warranty claim rate on recently-sold footwear |
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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 7-9% annually in these regions during the year 16-year 20 period |
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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 |
Any applicable import tariffs and exchange rate adjustments |
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