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.
Given the following Financial Statement Data:
Sales Revenues (50,000), Operating Profit (14,400), Net Income (9,555), Total
Current Assets (70,000), Total Assets (159,000), Total Current Liabilities (26,000), L-T
Debt (43,000), Total Equity (91,400), Depreciation (4,000), Dividend Payments
(2,250). Based on the above figures, the company's capital structure (defined as the
sum of total debt outstanding and total stockholder's equity) consists of what
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