A) is retrospective rather than predictive. B) enables a firm to learn from experience and to make current and future decisions based on prior information. C) uses mathematical models that enhance decision making at only the topmost levels of management. D) can enable a company to benefit from measuring risk, but it cannot enable the company to manage risk. E) as an industry is experiencing a decline in revenue. A) is retrospective rather than predictive. B) enables a firm to learn from experience and to make current and future decisions based on prior information. C) uses mathematical models that enhance decision making at only the topmost levels of management. D) can enable a company to benefit from measuring risk, but it cannot enable the company to manage risk. E) as an industry is experiencing a decline in revenue.

Exam 8: Implementing Strategies: Marketing, Finance/Accounting, R&D, and MIS Issues

After completing an EPS/EBIT analysis, what conclusions would you make if the debt line is above the stock line throughout the range of EBIT on the graph?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 81

Which two variables rank as marketing's most important contributions to strategic management?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 82

Although there are many marketing variables that impact the success or failure of strategy-implementation efforts, two variables are central to the process. What are these variables? Discuss why they are so important.

(Essay)

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Question 83

The percentage-of-sales method should be used for projecting the cost of goods sold and the expense items in the income statements.

(True/False)

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Question 84

The process of strategic management is facilitated immensely in firms that have an effective information system.

(True/False)

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Question 85

Stock issuances are always better than debt for raising capital.

(True/False)

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Question 86

The attitude of U.S. firms toward research and development is best described by which of the following?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 87

Matching which factors would allow factories to produce desirable levels without extra shifts, overtime, or subcontracting?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 88

Segmentation often reveals that large, random fluctuations in demand actually consist of several small, predictable, and manageable patterns.

(True/False)

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Question 89

Besides net profit from operations and the sale of assets, two basic sources of funds for an ongoing enterprise are debt and equity.

(True/False)

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Question 90

All the methods for determining a business' worth can be grouped into three basic approaches: what a firm earns, what a firm spends, and what a firm will bring in the market.

(True/False)

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Question 91

An area on a perceptual map where there is a cluster of ideal points indicates a market segment.

(True/False)

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Question 92

If the rate of market growth and technical progress is rapid and there are few barriers to possible new entrants, then in-house R&D is the preferred solution.

(True/False)

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Question 93

Business analytics

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 94

Retained earnings is obtained by subtracting

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 95

A conservative rule of thumb for measuring the value of a firm is to establish a business' worth to be 10 times the firm's most current annual profit.

(True/False)

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Question 96

Projected financial analysis is an important strategy-implementation technique because

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 97

In low earning periods, too much debt in the capital structure of an organization can endanger stockholders' returns and jeopardize company survival.

(True/False)

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Question 98

Which variable would be considered part of the "place" element of the marketing mix?

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Question 99

It is okay for firms to create expectations that exceed the service the firm can or will offer if it will attract customers.

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After completing an EPS/EBIT analysis, what conclusions would you make if the debt line is above the stock line throughout the range of EBIT on the graph?

Which two variables rank as marketing's most important contributions to strategic management?

Although there are many marketing variables that impact the success or failure of strategy-implementation efforts, two variables are central to the process. What are these variables? Discuss why they are so important.

The percentage-of-sales method should be used for projecting the cost of goods sold and the expense items in the income statements.

The process of strategic management is facilitated immensely in firms that have an effective information system.

Stock issuances are always better than debt for raising capital.

The attitude of U.S. firms toward research and development is best described by which of the following?

Matching which factors would allow factories to produce desirable levels without extra shifts, overtime, or subcontracting?

Segmentation often reveals that large, random fluctuations in demand actually consist of several small, predictable, and manageable patterns.

Besides net profit from operations and the sale of assets, two basic sources of funds for an ongoing enterprise are debt and equity.

All the methods for determining a business' worth can be grouped into three basic approaches: what a firm earns, what a firm spends, and what a firm will bring in the market.

An area on a perceptual map where there is a cluster of ideal points indicates a market segment.

If the rate of market growth and technical progress is rapid and there are few barriers to possible new entrants, then in-house R&D is the preferred solution.

Business analytics

Retained earnings is obtained by subtracting

A conservative rule of thumb for measuring the value of a firm is to establish a business' worth to be 10 times the firm's most current annual profit.

Projected financial analysis is an important strategy-implementation technique because

In low earning periods, too much debt in the capital structure of an organization can endanger stockholders' returns and jeopardize company survival.

Which variable would be considered part of the "place" element of the marketing mix?

It is okay for firms to create expectations that exceed the service the firm can or will offer if it will attract customers.

The Nature of Strategic Management

The Business Vision and Mission

The External Assessment

The Internal Assessment

Strategies in Action

Strategy Analysis and Choice

Implementing Strategies: Management and Operations Issues

Strategy Review, Evaluation, and Control

Business Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Sustainability

Global and International Issues

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