BSG FINAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

The projected growth in buyer demand for branded athletic footwear is

5-7% annually in the north america and europe aftican regions during the year 11-year 15 period, decreasing to 3-5% anually in these same two regions durin year 16-year 20 period

Which of the following statements about the impact of a company's competitive efforts in a region on its regional market share and number of branded pairs sold is false?

a footwear maker achieves the biggest possible styling/quality based competitive advantage in a given region when its branded footwear has a higher s/q rating than any other company in the region

Which one of the following is not one of the 5 competitive factors that affect only wholesale sales of branded footwear to athletic footwear retailers?

expenditures for brand advertising

The projected growth in buyer demand for private-label athletic footwear is

higher in the asia-pacific and latin america regions than in the north america and europe africa regions in years 11-15. the same is true in years 16-2-

In the private-label operating benchmarks section on p. 7 of each issue of the FIR, the industry-low, industry-average, and industry-high benchmarks for the margins over direct costs (as explained in the Help section for this same page) should be interpreted as representing

how much sellers of private label footwear received over and above the costs per pair sold these margins if positive serve to improve a sellers operating profit in the designated region

Which of the following statements about striving to reduce labor costs per pair produced at each of the company's facilities is true?

in managing production worker compensation and expenditures for best practices training the overriding objective of a company managers should be to achieve the lower feasible labor costs per pair produced at each production facility

Which one of the following helps improve the S/Q rating of branded pairs produced at a particular production location?

increasing expenditures for tqm/six sigma programs

Which of the following financial measures are used to determine a company's credit rating?

its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio , and interest cover ratio

Which one of the following is not a way to grow a company's sales volume in the Internet segment in the Europe-Africa region?

refrain from bidding to supply chain retailers in europe africa with private label footwear because such sales tarnish a companys image and brand reputation in the minds

Which one of the following statements about the projected unit sales volumes per company in the table on p.6 of the Player's Guide is false?

the projected unit sales volumes of branded footwear per company in europe africa in years 11-13 are higher than north america

Based on the industry-low, industry-average, and industry-high values that appear on p. 7 of each issue of the FIR, which one of the following would correctly indicate that one or more elements of your company's costs are too high compared to those of rival companies?

your companys operating profit margin in the wholesale segment of the north america region is below the average