Exam 8: Implementing Strategies: Marketing, Financeaccounting, RD, and MIS Issues

When additional stock is issued to finance implementation of strategy, ownership and control of the enterprise are strengthened.

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.

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?

Why is market segmentation an important variable in strategy implementation?

What level of management is directly affected by strategy implementation?

What are the marketing mix component variables? Give some examples of each.

In projected financial statements, what is used as a plug figure?

One R&D strategy is to be an innovative imitator of successful products.

If an initial stock issuance is at or under $1 million, what is the average total cost paid to lawyers, accountants and underwriters?

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

According to research, the most successful new product companies use a research and development strategy that ties internal strengths to external opportunities and is linked with objectives.

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

What percent of strategies formulated are successfully implemented?

Describe the considerations of EPS/EBIT analysis.

Too much emphasis on evaluating strategies may be expensive and counterproductive.

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

Which of the following is NOT given as an example of a decision that may require finance/accounting policies?

What is a central strategy-implementation technique that allows an organization to examine the expected results of various actions and approaches?

Who has mandated that every publicly held company in the United States must issue an annual cash-flow statement in addition to the usual financial reports?

Return on assets is the most widely used technique for determining whether debt, stock, or a combination of debt and stock is the best alternative for raising capital to implement strategies.