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.