Econ 5315 section 1
What is the approximate observed median learning curve slope for typical firms?
.8
Diversifying activity is most often measured by looking at which of the following?
Acquisition and merger activity
Which of the following is not a way managers generally benefit from acquisitions?
Consolidation of other senior executives
Which of the following is not a reason a supplier might seek to sell in bulk?
Each sale involves setting up a different production run
Why is firm specific learning better in general for an organization?
Ensures worker knowledge is tied to current employment
What type of research looks at the changes in market valuations in response to the announcement of diversifying acquisitions to assess the success of diversification?
Event studies
Examining which of the following is broadly considered one of the easiest ways to measure diversifying activity?
Mergers and acquisitions
4. Which of the following best describes economies of scope?
Savings are achieved when a firm produces a wider variety of goods
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of economies of scale?
The average cost declines as output increases
2. What is the minimum efficient scale (MES) of production?
The minimum point on a U-shaped average cost curve
Increased economies of scale and scope are helped by which of the following?
Umbrella branding
Which of the following is a source of diseconomies of scale at a large firm?
All of the above
If a firm enjoys lower costs due to a complex labor-intensive process, which of the following statements would then be true?
An example of this process could be the practice of anti-trust law
Which of the following is not generally a potential benefit of diversification?
Control systems rewarding/penalizing division managers based on business unit objective b) Economies of scale and scope
What institution within a firm must fail on some level for managers to be motivated to acquire another firm for the purposes of increasing their own compensation, shielding themselves against risk, or gaining prominence by running a larger firm?
Corporate governance
Which of the following benefits of diversification explains the idea that a firm with many business lines can reduce swings in value because it receives only a small percentage of its revenue from any one of those business lines?
Diversifying shareholder portfolios
What are economies of density as referred to in the airline industry?
Economies of scale along a given route
Which of the following benefits of diversification explains the idea that mergers are more likely when there is an expectation of positive changes in market share?
Economies of scale and scope
Which of the following benefits of diversification explains the idea that corporate diversification can provide situations where an acquiring firm determines the stock price for firm they intend to acquire is too low?
Identifying undervalued firms
By satisfying which of the following conditions can shareholders prevent management driven acquisitions?
If shareholders could determine which acquisitions will lead to increased profits and which will not
How does umbrella branding aid economies of scale and scope?
Increases effectiveness of advertising due to offering a broad product line under one name
What kind of economies come from reductions in average costs due to increases in capacity utilization?
Long-run economies of scale
What kind of economies come from reductions in cost due to adoption of technology that has high fixed costs, but lower variable costs?
Long-run economies of scale
What force does Manne indicate constrains the actions of managers so that they stay focused on the goals of owners?
Market for corporate control
Consolidation of managers often occurs due to which of the following?
Mergers and acquisitions
How does carrying inventories contribute to economies of scale?
Minimizes the chance of stock-out
The minimum point on a U-shaped average cost curve is known as which of the following?
Minimum efficient scale of production (MES)
What measure, that depends on how much of a firm's revenues are attributable to product market activities that have shared technological characteristics, production characteristics, or distribution channels, is used to determine how diversified a firm is at a given time?
Relatedness
Economies of scale are best described as which of the following?
The average cost declines as output increases
Which of the following is not a product specific fixed cost?
The cost of administrative expenses
3. Which of the following is generally a way that LBOs can help a firm realize its potential value?
The transaction requires debt repayment with future free cash flow leaving management no discretion over the investment of these funds
Which of the following benefits of diversification explains the idea that combining unrelated businesses can allow firms to finance projects through cross-subsidization when they previously were unable to finance the same projects externally?
Use of internal capital markets
Which of the following practices does not contribute to the strategic fit of Southwest Airlines?
Use of multiple types of planes
Why might a large firm actually be at an advantage over a smaller firm with respect to labor?
Worker turnover is generally lower
