GLO-BUS Quiz 1 WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS 2025.
The factors that affect a company's P/Q rating for UAV drones include - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER:
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 - ANSWER: 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 -
ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: its credit rating.
Which the following are not factors in determining a company's credit rating? - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER:
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 - ANSWER: 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: - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: Taiwan.
The decisions that company co-manages make each year are organized around - ANSWER:
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 - ANSWER: hiring "temporary" PATs, the use of overtime, and outsourcing
assembly to contact assemblers.
The factors that affect the productivity of PATs include - ANSWER: 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.
The market for digital cameras is projected to grow - ANSWER: at 8-10% annually during the
year 6-year 10 period and at 4-6% during the year 11-year 15 period.
Which of the following is not an accurate description of the market for digital cameras? -
ANSWER: Retailers get their cameras from camera-makers on a just-in-time delivery basis.
Which of the following are not measures on which a company's performance is judged/scored? -
ANSWER: P/Q rating, dividend payments, revenues, market share, and total number of
cameras sold, and balance sheet strength.
Which of the following most accurately describes your company's production/assembly
operations? - ANSWER: Most all camera components are sources from outside suppliers
having plants or distribution centers near the company's assembly facility; the company uses
workstations staffed by 4-person teams to assemble cameras. In the most recent year, the
current productivity of the assembly teams was 2,500 cameras per quarter or 10,000 per year.
ANSWERS 2025.
The factors that affect a company's P/Q rating for UAV drones include - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER:
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 - ANSWER: 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 -
ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: its credit rating.
Which the following are not factors in determining a company's credit rating? - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER:
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 - ANSWER: 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: - ANSWER: 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 - ANSWER: Taiwan.
The decisions that company co-manages make each year are organized around - ANSWER:
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 - ANSWER: hiring "temporary" PATs, the use of overtime, and outsourcing
assembly to contact assemblers.
The factors that affect the productivity of PATs include - ANSWER: 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.
The market for digital cameras is projected to grow - ANSWER: at 8-10% annually during the
year 6-year 10 period and at 4-6% during the year 11-year 15 period.
Which of the following is not an accurate description of the market for digital cameras? -
ANSWER: Retailers get their cameras from camera-makers on a just-in-time delivery basis.
Which of the following are not measures on which a company's performance is judged/scored? -
ANSWER: P/Q rating, dividend payments, revenues, market share, and total number of
cameras sold, and balance sheet strength.
Which of the following most accurately describes your company's production/assembly
operations? - ANSWER: Most all camera components are sources from outside suppliers
having plants or distribution centers near the company's assembly facility; the company uses
workstations staffed by 4-person teams to assemble cameras. In the most recent year, the
current productivity of the assembly teams was 2,500 cameras per quarter or 10,000 per year.
