glo-bus quiz 2 2022/2023 (with 100% correct answers)

Which one of the following is NOT a way to improve the P/Q rating of a company's brand of multi-featured cameras Increasing the number of models in the company's line of multi-featured cameras. Assume a company's Income Statement for a given quarter is as follows: Sales Revenues (50,000), Production Costs (26,500), Delivery Costs (1,600), Marketing Costs (8,500), Administrative Expenses (2,000), Operating Profit (14,400), Net Interest (750), Income Before Taxes (13,650), Taxes (4,095), Net Income (9,555). Based on the above data, which of the following statements is false? Delivery costs are 2.8% of revenues and represent the company's smallest cost component. One of the benefits of pursuing a strategy of social responsibility and corporate citizenship is An enhanced image rating, provided company spending for socially responsible activities is meaningful and is sustained over a multi-year period. Which of the following is NOT an action company co-managers can take to boost a subpar ROE? Issue additional shares of stock and use the proceeds to pay down the debt outstanding on the company's line of credit. Which one of the following actions is usually a dependable and appealing way for managers to try to boost their company's EPS? Achieve a differentiation-based competitive advantage over rivals in both the entry-level and multi-featured camera segments that company managers are savvy enough to sustain; as the market demand for digital cameras grows worldwide and the company exploits its competitive advantage to win additional sales, the profit margins from a growing sales volume of entry-level and multi-featured digital cameras typically results in increase in EPS. The industry-low, industry-average, and industry-high benchmarks for camera costs and operating profits on pp. 5-6 of each issue of the GLO-BUS Statistical Review. Are worth careful scrutiny by the managers of all companies because when the benchmarking data signals that a company's costs/operating profits for one or more of the benchmarks are clearly out-of-line (or unappealing), managers are well advised to take corrective action in the next decision round. According to the depreciation rates used by the company and described in the Production Cost Report, if a company adds 50 new workstations at a cost of $75,000 each and also spends $10 million for an addition to its assembly plant to accommodate the new workstations, than its annual depreciation costs will rise by $550,000 Assume a company's Income Statement for a given period has the following entries: Sales Revenues (50,000), Production Costs (26,500), Delivery Costs (1,600), Marketing Costs (8,500), Administrative Expenses (3,000), Operating Profit (13,400), Net Interest (750), Income Before Taxes (12,650), Taxes (3,795), Net Income (8,855). Based on the above income statement data, the company's operating profit margin and net profit margin are 26.8% and 17.7%. Which of the following sets of actions are unlikely to help a company achieve a differentiation-based competitive advantage over some/many of its rivals that are marketing entry-level cameras? Actions to raise the base pay of PAT members by 10% or more each year, charging prices for entry-level cameras that are $5 or more above any other company in that industry in all four geographic regions, and spending more on new product R&D per entry-level camera that is the highest in the industry (as reported on p. 5 of each issue of the GLO-BUS Statistical Review.) Which one of the following actions does NOT result in higher levels of PAT labor productivity in assembling cameras? Avoiding contracting the assembly of cameras to outside suppliers/contractors. Which of the following actions does not help make a company's brand of multi-featured cameras more competitive and attractive to buyers vis-a-vis the brands of rival firms? Increasing total compensation of PAT members to boost their productivity in assembling multi-featured cameras. Which of the following is an action company co-managers should seriously consider in trying to improve the company's credit rating? You may wish to consult the discussion of the credit rating that appears on the Help screen for the Comparative Financial Performance page of the GSR in answering this question. Issue additional shares of stock and use the proceeds to pay down the loans on the company's line of credit.