GLO-BUS Quiz 1 CORRECTLY
ANSWERED 2024
The factors that affect a company's P/Q rating for UAV drones include -CORRECT ANS-the assembly
quality incentives paid to drone PAT members, the company's prior-year brand reputation, and the prior
year worldwide average warranty claim rate on the company's drones.
Which of the following ARE components of the compensation package for members of production
assembly teams? -CORRECT ANS-The dollar-cost of a PAT member's fringe benefit package, assembly
quality incentives ($ per unit assembled divided equally among PAT members), year-end bonus for
perfect attendance, and annual base wage
The factors that affect the productivity of both camera PATs and drone PATs include -CORRECT ANS-the
size of assembly quality incentives paid to camera/drone PATs, how favorably the overall size of the
company's total compensation package (not including overtime pay) per camera/drone PAT member
compares against the camera/drone all-company averages, and changes in the number of camera/drone
models that have to be assembled.
The company's present assembly plant has sufficient space for -CORRECT ANS-up to 150 workstations,
without expanding the size of the plant.
A camera-maker's price competitiveness in a particular geographic region is determined by -CORRECT
ANS-whether its price is above or below the average price of all companies competing in that geographic
region.
The interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on -CORRECT ANS-its credit rating.
Which the following are not factors in determining a company's credit rating? -CORRECT ANS-The size of
the company's year-end cash balance, the average of its ROE for the past three years, and how many
times the company has been put on credit watch.
Consumer purchases of digital cameras are seasonal with -CORRECT ANS-about 20% of consumer
demand coming in quarter 1, 20% in quarter 2, 20% in quarter 3 and 40% in quarter 4.
, Which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company is selling its cameras? -
CORRECT ANS-Europe-Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and North America.
Which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the revenues your company receives on
camera shipments to retailers in the four geographic regions of the world where it markets cameras? -
CORRECT ANS-U.S. dollars, Taiwan dollars, Singapore dollars, euros, and Brazilian real.
Which of the following do not have a bearing in determining a company's unit sales and market share of
entry-level or multi-featured cameras in a particular geographic region? -CORRECT ANS-The size of the
incentive bonus paid to PATs, the percentage of cameras that were outsourced, and warranty claims
costs.
The company's shipments of digital cameras to retailers in various foreign countries are subject to -
CORRECT ANS-import duties imposed by the countries to which the cameras are shipped and the effects
of fluctuating exchange rates.
The factors that affect a company's P/Q rating include: -CORRECT ANS-the caliber of core components;
company's cumulative spending for new product R&D, engineering and design; the number of models;
camera body ergonomics/durability; and the number of special utility features.
The company maintains a production facility in -CORRECT ANS-Taiwan.
The decisions that company co-manages make each year are organized around -CORRECT ANS-
marketing, product design, assembly/shipping, compensation and labor force, and finance.
The options that a company has for assembling enough cameras to meet peak-quarter order form
retailers include -CORRECT ANS-hiring "temporary" PATs, the use of overtime, and outsourcing assembly
to contact assemblers.
The factors that affect the productivity of PATs include -CORRECT ANS-the size of incentive bonuses to
workers, base pay increases, perfect attendance bonuses, the size of the fringe benefits package, how
favorably the overall size of a company's compensation package compares with the industry-average
compensation package, expenditures for PAT training and productivity improvement, and changes in the
number of models.
ANSWERED 2024
The factors that affect a company's P/Q rating for UAV drones include -CORRECT ANS-the assembly
quality incentives paid to drone PAT members, the company's prior-year brand reputation, and the prior
year worldwide average warranty claim rate on the company's drones.
Which of the following ARE components of the compensation package for members of production
assembly teams? -CORRECT ANS-The dollar-cost of a PAT member's fringe benefit package, assembly
quality incentives ($ per unit assembled divided equally among PAT members), year-end bonus for
perfect attendance, and annual base wage
The factors that affect the productivity of both camera PATs and drone PATs include -CORRECT ANS-the
size of assembly quality incentives paid to camera/drone PATs, how favorably the overall size of the
company's total compensation package (not including overtime pay) per camera/drone PAT member
compares against the camera/drone all-company averages, and changes in the number of camera/drone
models that have to be assembled.
The company's present assembly plant has sufficient space for -CORRECT ANS-up to 150 workstations,
without expanding the size of the plant.
A camera-maker's price competitiveness in a particular geographic region is determined by -CORRECT
ANS-whether its price is above or below the average price of all companies competing in that geographic
region.
The interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on -CORRECT ANS-its credit rating.
Which the following are not factors in determining a company's credit rating? -CORRECT ANS-The size of
the company's year-end cash balance, the average of its ROE for the past three years, and how many
times the company has been put on credit watch.
Consumer purchases of digital cameras are seasonal with -CORRECT ANS-about 20% of consumer
demand coming in quarter 1, 20% in quarter 2, 20% in quarter 3 and 40% in quarter 4.
, Which of the following are the four geographic regions in which the company is selling its cameras? -
CORRECT ANS-Europe-Africa, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and North America.
Which of the following currencies are involved in affecting the revenues your company receives on
camera shipments to retailers in the four geographic regions of the world where it markets cameras? -
CORRECT ANS-U.S. dollars, Taiwan dollars, Singapore dollars, euros, and Brazilian real.
Which of the following do not have a bearing in determining a company's unit sales and market share of
entry-level or multi-featured cameras in a particular geographic region? -CORRECT ANS-The size of the
incentive bonus paid to PATs, the percentage of cameras that were outsourced, and warranty claims
costs.
The company's shipments of digital cameras to retailers in various foreign countries are subject to -
CORRECT ANS-import duties imposed by the countries to which the cameras are shipped and the effects
of fluctuating exchange rates.
The factors that affect a company's P/Q rating include: -CORRECT ANS-the caliber of core components;
company's cumulative spending for new product R&D, engineering and design; the number of models;
camera body ergonomics/durability; and the number of special utility features.
The company maintains a production facility in -CORRECT ANS-Taiwan.
The decisions that company co-manages make each year are organized around -CORRECT ANS-
marketing, product design, assembly/shipping, compensation and labor force, and finance.
The options that a company has for assembling enough cameras to meet peak-quarter order form
retailers include -CORRECT ANS-hiring "temporary" PATs, the use of overtime, and outsourcing assembly
to contact assemblers.
The factors that affect the productivity of PATs include -CORRECT ANS-the size of incentive bonuses to
workers, base pay increases, perfect attendance bonuses, the size of the fringe benefits package, how
favorably the overall size of a company's compensation package compares with the industry-average
compensation package, expenditures for PAT training and productivity improvement, and changes in the
number of models.
