Capstone Chap.4 The Internal Assessment

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10) Pricing is one of the basic functions of A) marketing. B) finance/accounting. C) management information systems. D) production/operations. E) research and development.

A

11) ________ can reveal the demographic characteristics of an organization's customers. A) Customer profiling B) Test marketing C) Market development D) The vision statement E) Telemarketing

A

12) All of the following are basic functions of marketing EXCEPT A) value chain analysis. B) customer analysis. C) product and service planning. D) pricing. E) distribution.

A

14) The ________ decision is the allocation and reallocation of capital and resources to projects, products, assets, and divisions of an organization. A) investment B) dividend C) financing D) restructuring E) benchmark

A

21) According to Roger Schroeder, which basic function within production and operations deals with aggregate planning and scheduling? A) Capacity B) Inventory C) Workforce D) Process E) Quality

A

23) A recent study reported that the stock price appreciation of technology companies in the lowest third of R&D spending have consistently outperformed companies in the highest third over 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods since 1977.

A

25) The IFE Matrix should be ________ in multidivisional firms. A) constructed for each autonomous division B) all-inclusive C) constructed only for the major divisions D) developed before the EFE Matrix E) revised monthly

A

6) Which function of management is concerned with span of control and chain of command? A) Planning B) Organizing C) Controlling D) Staffing E) Motivating

B

8) The management function of organizing is included in human resource management.

B

9) The controlling function of management is synonymous with strategy formulation.

B

17) Which ratio would be considered an activity ratio? A) Debt-to-equity B) Net profit margin C) Average collection period D) Earnings per share E) Current ratio

C

2) ________ exemplifies the complexity of relationships among the functional areas of business. A) Government auditing B) External auditing C) Financial ratio analysis D) Environmental scanning E) Distribution strategy

C

20) If total fixed costs are $10,000, variable costs per unit are $5, and the price per unit is $15, what is the breakeven quantity? A) 500 B) 667 C) 1,000 D) 2,000 E) 5,000

C

3) The three all-encompassing internal resource categories used in the resource-based view are physical resources, human resources, and A) financial resources. B) shareholder resources. C) organizational resources. D) non-renewable resources. E) technological resources.

C

5) All of the following are basic activities of management EXCEPT A) staffing. B) planning. C) consolidating. D) organizing. E) motivating

C

7) Staffing involves all of these activities EXCEPT A) recruiting employees. B) rewarding employees. C) analyzing customers. D) managing union relations. E) training and developing employees.

C

1) A firm's strengths that cannot be easily matched or imitated by competitors are called A) internal audits. B) distinctive competencies. C) external audits. D) interrelated properties. E) internal properties.

B

15) What category of ratios measures a firm's ability to meet its short-term obligations? A) Profitability B) Liquidity C) Leverage D) Activity E) Growth

B

19) The times-interest-earned ratio would be classified as a(n) A) activity ratio. B) leverage ratio. C) profitability ratio. D) liquidity ratio. E) growth ratio.

B

24) The process whereby a firm determines the costs associated with organizational activities from purchasing raw materials to manufacturing products to marketing those products is called A) The Resource-Based Approach. B) Value Chain Analysis. C) Strategic Cost Analysis. D) The Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix. E) Cost-Benefit Analysis

B

4) What is the term for a historical narrative describing the unique accomplishments of a group and its leaders? A) Rite B) Saga C) Story D) Myth E) Folktale

B

22) For many firms a key decision with great bearing on Research and Development (R&D) spending is whether to be a "first mover" or a A) "first activator." B) "second mover." C) "average player." D) "tech leader." E) "late follower."

E

13) Which of the following is NOT a key question that can reveal internal strengths and weaknesses regarding a firm's marketing function? A) Does the firm have an effective sales organization? B) Has the firm's market share been increasing? C) Are markets segmented effectively? D) Are the firm's products and services priced appropriately? E) Does the firm have good liquidity?

E

16) What category of ratios measures how effectively a firm can maintain its economic position in the growth of the economy and industry? A) Profitability B) Liquidity C) Leverage D) Revenue Growth E) Growth

E

18) Which ratio is calculated by dividing profits before interest and taxes by total interest charges? A) Inventory turnover B) Fixed assets turnover C) Total assets turnover D) Debt-to-equity ratio E) Times-interest-earned ratio

E


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