Glo-bus Quiz 2 2026 Questions and
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Which one of the following is NOT a way to improve the P/Q
rating of a company's brand of multi-featured cameras Ans:
Increasing the number of models in the company's line of
multi-featured cameras.
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Assume a company's Income Statement for a given quarter is
as follows: Sales Revenues (50,000), Production Costs (26,500),
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Delivery Costs (1,600), Marketing Costs (8,500), Administrative
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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? Ans: 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 Ans: 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? Ans: 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? Ans: Achieve a differentiation-based competitive
advantage over rivals in both the entry-level and multi-
featured camera segments that company managers are savvy
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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. Ans: Are worth
careful scrutiny by the managers of all companies because
when the benchmarking data signals that a company's
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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.
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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 Ans: $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
Ans: 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? Ans: 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