BSG- Quiz 1
The market for private-label athletic footwear is projected to grow
11 to 13% worldwide from years 11- 15 9 to 11% years 16- 20
The company's present production capability (as of Year 10) is:
8 million 11 million
Which 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
Which of the following are components of the compensation package for production workers at your company's plants?
Base Pay, Incentive pay per non- defective pair produced, and Overtime pay
The company currently has production facilities to make athletic footwear in
North America and Asia-Pacific
What factors that affect worker productivity?
Pairs Overtime Pairs
The interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on
its credit rating
The factors that affect a company's S/Q rating include:
- % of superior materials - expenditures for enhances styling -TQM and Six Sigma Programs
What affect the reject rates at a company's plants?
- size of incentive pay per non defective pair produces -spending for tqm and quality control -best practice training -number of models -use of new equipment -production improvement option A
What is the most important factors in determining a company's unit sales and market share of private-label footwear in a particular geographic region?
1. Price 2. S/Q Ratings 3. # of modes styles offered
In Year 11, footwear companies can expect to sell
Branded: 7,911,000 Private Label: 892,000
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
What are the factors in determining a company's unit sales and market share of branded footwear in a particular geographic region?
Internet and Wholesale 1. The S/Q Rating. 2. Number of Models/Styles 3. Brand Advertising. 4. Appeal of Celebrities Endorsing 5. The Company's Brand. Wholesale 1) Average Wholesale Price for Branded Footwear Sold to Retailers 2) The Numbers of Retail Outlets Carrying the Company's Brand 3)The Number of Weeks It Takes to Deliver Orders to Retailers. 4) Support Offered to Retailers in Merchandising and Promoting the Company's Brand 5) Mail-in Rebates Internet 1) AverageRetail Price Charged at Each Company's Regional Websites 2) Search Engine Advertising 3) Free Shipping on Online Purchases
Which 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 best describes the materials the company uses to make its footwear
Standard and superior materials
Which of the following most accurately describes your company's plant operations?
Standard and superior materials are sourced from outside suppliers at prices that vary according to global demand-supply conditions; the company's production workers are compensated on the basis of both base pay and incentive payments per non-defective pair produced.
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 price of all companies competing in that geographic region
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.