Description : When you sell capacity what percentage of your original investment do you receive? a. 65% c. 50% b. 25% d. 10%
Last Answer : a. 65%
Description : If you sell off a production line (capacity and automation), the amount of cash that the company will receive will be a. 65% of the original cost. b. average cost of production for the previous year (market ... . 50% of the book value. d. 50% of the acquisition cost. e. 65% of the book value.
Last Answer : a. 65% of the original cost.
Description : Which of the following is true about the Accounts Receivable Lag and its implications on demand? a. If you offer no credit, demand falls to about 60% of normal. b. At 30 days, demand is 90%. c. At 45 days, demand is 95%. d. At 60 days, demand is 98.5%. e. At 90 days, demand is 100%.
Last Answer : d. At 60 days, demand is 98.5%.
Description : Account Receivables lag impacts sales. At no credit terms, the appeal falls to about ______ %, at 30 days, appeal is _____ %, at 60 days, appeal is ______%. a. 98.5, 92, 65 b. 65, 92, 98.5 c. 70, 85, 99 d. none of the above, there is no impact
Last Answer : b. 65, 92, 98.5
Description : With each year (round) customer awareness for each product decreases by: a. 33% b. 25% c. 30% d. 50% e. none of the above
Last Answer : a. 33%
Description : If all of the capacity on a production line is sold a. all remaining inventory is sold for half the average cost of production. b. a loss is written off on the income statement. c. Capstone ... company will receive a cash payment of 65% the original investment on capacity. e. all of the above.
Last Answer : e. all of the above.
Description : When the price of complementary products increases, the demand of the other product will (a) Falls ; (b) Increases ; (c) Remains same ; (d) Increases by 25%
Last Answer : (a) Falls ;
Description : Assuming no additional product promotion, what percent of customers, reached through last year’s marketing campaign will carry over into the current year? a. 33% b. 50% c. 67% d. 0% e. None of the above
Last Answer : c. 67%
Description : Emergency loans are made at what rate over the normal Current Debt interest rate? a. 5% b. 7.5% c. 10% d. 12% e. 25%
Last Answer : b. 7.5%
Description : Your finance department is primarily concerned with a. acquiring the capital needed for company activities. b. establishing a dividend policy that maximizes the return to shareholders. c. setting credit policies for customers and suppliers. d. profits. e. all of the above.
Description : The Finance Department can use which of the following methods to acquire capital for company activities? a. Current Debt, Stock Issues, Bond Issues, and Profits b. Profits, Current Debt, Withholding ... Stock Issues, and Profits e. Current Debt, Stock Issues, Bond Issues, and cooking the books
Last Answer : a. Current Debt, Stock Issues, Bond Issues, and Profits
Description : Which of the following statements is true about promo and sales budget? a. From one year to the next, a third of those who knew about a product forgot about it. b. If a product ended last year ... least two products in the segment's fine cut to achieve 100% accessibility. e. All of the above.
Last Answer : e. All of the above.
Description : Section 80 HHB provides for a deduction of ____________________ of profits and gains earned by a resident Indian company. A. 65%. B. 60%. C. 55%. D. 50%
Last Answer : D. 50%
Description : If the price of an inferior good falls, its demand - (1) rises (2) falls (3) remains constant (4) can be any of the above
Last Answer : (1) rises Explanation: Some goods are known as inferior goods. With inferior goods, there is an inverse relationship between real income and the demand for the good in question. If real incomes rise, the ... than rely on the more inferior bus, so the demand for bus travel falls as real incomes rise.
Description : If the price of an inferior good falls, its demand (1) rises (2) falls (3) remains constant (4) can be any of the above
Last Answer : rises
Description : What happens to a product’s Perceived Age when it is repositioned in R&D? a. It is reduced by 50%. b. It is reduced by 33.3%. c. It is reduced by 25%. d. It is reduced by 10%. e. It remains the same.
Last Answer : a. It is reduced by 50%.
Description : In the Perceptual Map each segment has a set of circles where: a. The inner fine cut circles have a radius of 4 units. b. The inner fine cut circles represent the heart of the segment where demand is strong. ... cut circle is the ideal spot where demand is strongest. d. a and b. e. a, b and c.
Last Answer : b. The inner fine cut circles represent the heart of the segment where demand is strong.
Description : In the Fine Cut, a product’s appeal is drive by its _________________. a. Color b. Customer Survey Score c. Usage d. Rough cut position e. Demand
Last Answer : b. Customer Survey Score
Description : Investing in Channel Support Systems can a. increase demand. b. reduce R&D cycle time. c. reduce material costs. d. reduce labor costs. e. reduce administrative costs.
Last Answer : a. increase demand.
Description : Investing in Concurrent Engineering can a. reduce R&D cycle time. b. reduce labor and administrative costs. c. increase demand and reduce labor costs d. reduce R&D cycle time and increase demand.
Last Answer : a. reduce R&D cycle time.
Description : Investing in Quality Function Deployment Effort can a. reduce labor and administrative costs. b. increase demand and reduce labor costs. c. reduce R&D cycle time and increase demand. d. reduce R&D cycle time and enhance the effectiveness of the promo and sales Budgets. e. increase demand.
Last Answer : d. reduce R&D cycle time and enhance the effectiveness of the promo and sales Budgets.
Description : Investing in Vendor Just In Time can a. reduce material costs and R&D cycle time. b. reduce administrative costs and labor costs. c. reduce R&D cycle time and increase demand. d. reduce material costs and administrative costs. e. reduce material costs and increase demand.
Last Answer : d. reduce material costs and administrative costs.
Description : Quality Initiative Training can a. increase demand. b. decrease R&D cycle time. c. decrease material costs. d. decrease labor costs. e. decrease administrative costs.
Last Answer : d. decrease labor costs.
Description : Which of the following is not one of the five parts to the Situation Analysis: a. Perceptual Map. b. Demand Analysis. c. Capacity Analysis. d. Consumer Report. e. Forecasting Analysis.
Last Answer : e. Forecasting Analysis.
Description : This process management initiative increases the effectiveness of the Sales Budget and therefore demand. a. Benchmarking b. Vendor/Just-in-Time Inventory (JIT) c. Continuous Product Improvement systems (CPI) d. Channel Support systems e. Quality Initiative Training (QIT)
Last Answer : d. Channel Support systems
Description : Customer demand is driven by a. price, product, promotion and TQM/Process Initiatives. b. customer survey. c. positioning and price. d. market share. e. market share, positioning and price.
Last Answer : b. customer survey.
Description : What effects do Process Management Initiatives have? a. Administrative savings b. Higher production efficiency c. Increase in demand d. Reduction of R&D times e. All of the above.
Description : A point or some points you consider for your strategy are a. strive to give your customers the top two buying criteria. b. the perceptual map is more important as a rough cut consideration than a fine cut ... , it does not matter how good your product is if you stock out. d. all of the above.
Last Answer : d. all of the above.
Description : When plotting the segment locations for each round a. the goal is to determine the ideal spot location for each segment during the 8 years. b. the goal is to determine which products are the highest in ... and performance on the other. d. you should use Microsoft Excel. e. all of the above.
Last Answer : a. the goal is to determine the ideal spot location for each segment during the 8 years.
Description : Within the process management initiatives, concurrent engineering a. reduces material cost, inventors’ carrying costs and administrative overhead. b. reduces labor costs. c. increases the effectiveness of the sales budget and therefore demand. d. reduces R&D cycle time. e. none of the above.
Last Answer : d. reduces R&D cycle time.
Description : Benchmarking reduces a. Material cost. b. Research and Development time. c. Labor Cost. d. Administrative Cost. e. Demand.
Last Answer : d. Administrative Cost.
Description : Within the Process Management Initiatives, channel support systems a. reduce material cost. b. reduce labor costs. c. increase demand. d. reduce R&D cycle time. e. none of the above.
Last Answer : c. increase demand.
Description : Investing in CCE/Six Sigma can a. reduce labor and administrative costs. b. increase demand and reduce labor costs. c. reduce labor material costs. d. increase demand.
Last Answer : c. reduce labor material costs.
Description : Budgeting money to Quality initiative will lead to these outcomes except: a. decrease R&D time. b. increase Demand. c. increase Labor Costs. d. increase efficiency. e. produce administrative savings.
Last Answer : c. increase Labor Costs.
Description : In the Human Resources section, workers will strike one week for: a. every 1% your Annual Raise Negotiations Ceiling is beneath Labor's demand. b. every $300 your Benefits Negotiations Ceiling is beneath ... every $1 your Wage Negotiation Ceiling is beneath Labor's demand. e. all of the above.
Description : To run perfectly, all HR department managers should know that a. the negotiation starting point should not exceed 80%. b. the starting point for benefits or wages should be between 0-150% of the current ... negotiation ceiling. d. all of the above is correct. e. none of the above are true.
Last Answer : c. all strike settlements should be halfway between the demand and the negotiation ceiling.
Description : Inside each fine cut circle, a. segments have an ideal spot where demand is at its highest. b. product segments strive to be in the center. c. product segments strive to be near the boundaries. d. demand is at its highest as long as product segments are within the circle. e. none of the above.
Last Answer : a. segments have an ideal spot where demand is at its highest. b. product segments strive to be in the center.
Description : A segment manager's task is to a. decide which products enter the segment. b. verify the products entering and leaving a segment, the margin potential for those products, capacity level and the ... ; evaluate the margin potential of all products and the distribution systems. e. none of the above.
Last Answer : b. verify the products entering and leaving a segment, the margin potential for those products, capacity level and the distribution system as compared to competitors.
Description : n Capstone® a. the terms age and perceived age are not used interchangeably. b. the term MTBF means multiple transient business format. c. the terms age and perceived age are used interchangeably. d. all products will eventually have to be retired. e. none of the above.
Last Answer : c. the terms age and perceived age are used interchangeably.
Description : In the Rough Cut buying stage, “reliability” is expressed in terms of: a. Mean Time Between Failure. b. how long the product will last. c. years. d. months. e. Mean Time Before Failure.
Last Answer : a. Mean Time Between Failure.
Description : Where are the credit policies for customer and supplier set in Capstone.xls? a. Marketing spreadsheet b. Production spreadsheet c. Finance spreadsheet d. Credit spreadsheet e. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Marketing spreadsheet
Description : Lowering the automation level will result in a. receiving a cash payment of $4 per unit of capacity. b. a tax credit. c. a charge. d. immediate changes to production lines. e. none of the above.
Last Answer : c. a charge.
Description : Which of the following is not a primary concern for your Finance Department? a. Acquiring capital b. Setting credit policies for customers and suppliers c. Employee turnover d. Establishing a dividend policy e. Capital structure of the firm
Last Answer : c. Employee turnover
Description : Looking at the production, if the potential bar is higher than the actual one, a. the company should spend more budget in sales. b. the company over produced and missed sales ... company under produced and missed sales opportunities. e. the company should spend more budget in marketing.
Last Answer : d. the company under produced and missed sales opportunities.
Description : Which of the following will give your company an AAA bond rating: a. Have contribution margins higher than 30%. b. Have absolutely no debt. c. Retire all of the current outstand stock. d. Pay a dividend that is less than EPS. e. Retire bonds before they are due.
Last Answer : b. Have absolutely no debt.
Description : One way to finance expansion is through the issuing of bonds. When this happens, your company is charged a _____% brokerage fee for issuing the bonds. a. 2% c. No fee is charged b. 5% d. 7.5%
Last Answer : b. 5%
Description : When the price of complementary products falls, the demand of the other product will (a) Fall ; (b) Increases ; (c) Remain stable ; (d) Drops by 25%
Last Answer : (b) Increases ;
Description : What is the starting awareness percentage of a new product? a. 15% b. 65% c. 40% d. 25% e. 20%
Last Answer : d. 25%
Description : What effect do increases in the Promotion Budget have on a product’s Awareness? a. Increasing returns b. Constant returns c. Proportionally increasing returns d. Diminishing returns e. None of the above
Last Answer : d. Diminishing returns
Description : Over time, the segments will drift in which direction on the Perceptual Map? a. up; left b. up; right c. down; left d. down; right e. will remain still and constant
Last Answer : d. down; right