Strategic Management Chapter 6 – Questions 1. Plot the position of the following companies on figure 6.3 and justify your answer: * Procter & Gamble: P&G sells more that 300 brands to consumers in more that 150 countries and therefore faces strong pressures for local responsiveness as different countries and cultures prefer different cleaning materials for example. P&G also faces pressures for cost reduction due to the large number of competitors in that sphere of the market
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Principles of Marketing‚ 14e (Kotler) Chapter 13 Retailing and Wholesaling 1) ________ includes all the activities involved in selling products or services directly to final consumers for their personal‚ nonbusiness use. A) Franchising B) Retailing C) Brokering D) Wholesaling E) Disintermediation Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 374 Skill: Concept Objective: 13-1 2) In recent years‚ ________ has been growing fast. This includes selling to final consumers through direct mail‚ catalogs‚ telephone
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CHAPTER 13 SUGGESTED ANSWERS EXERCISES Exercise 13 - 1 1. 2006 Sales 60‚000 Cost of Sales 60‚000 Cost of Sales 20‚000 Inventory 20‚000 2007 Retained Earnings‚ Parent 20‚000 Inventory 20‚000 2008 Retained Earnings‚ Parent 20‚000 Cost of Sales 20‚000 2. 2006 Sales 60‚000 Cost of Sales 60‚000 3. 2006 Sales 60‚000 Cost of Sales 60‚000 Cost of Sales 5‚000 Inventory 5‚000 P20‚000 x 25%
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Chapter 13 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Superfund refers to a federal program that was set up in 1980 to clean up toxic waste sites. True False 2. Disease caused by industrial pollution is far more significant than disease caused by older‚ non-industrial forms of pollution. True False 3. One disability-adjusted life year (DALY) equals one lost year of healthy life. True False 4. The ecosystem is home to multiple
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Chapter 13 Nurses are one of the biggest demands that I know of in this day and age. For the many people who go through the emergency rooms‚ in and out patients‚ regular check-ups or have to be in an environment of anointment‚ there must be nurses. Aside from the job that the doctors do‚ nurses cover some of the other procedures that should be performed in the medical field. Nurses‚ nurses assistants‚ physicians‚ pharmacist‚ and even midwives all play a role in the process
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Michael Eisner It can be said that Eisner “rescued” Disney from this troubled state 1980s. After his arrival in September of 1984‚ he developed a formula aimed at shaking up Disney’s existing culture with his unique yet forceful management style. His unique brand of creativity and instinct brought in partnerships with exquisite talent. This change would‚ however‚ begin with the termination of 400 Disney employees over the course of his first six months on the job (UVA-BP-0339 p.3). In
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13. Organizational Change Understanding Key Concept l Change agents are people who take action to change the behavior of people and systems. l Unplanned change occurs spontaneously and without a change agent’s direction. l Planned change is intentional and occurs with a change agent’s direction. l Unfreezing is the stage at which a situation is prepared for change. l Changing is the stage in which specific actions are taken to create change. l Refreezing is the stage in which changes are
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Chapter 13 Inventory Management Answers to Discussion and Review Questions 1. Inventories are held (1) to take advantage of price discounts‚ (2) to take advantage of economic lot sizes‚ (3) to provide a certain level of customer service‚ and (4) because production requires some in-process inventory. 2. Effective inventory management requires (1) cost information‚ information on demand and lead time (amounts and variabilities)‚ an accounting system‚ and a priority system (e.g.‚ A-B-C)
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3–1. The members of a truss are pin connected at joint O. Determine the magnitudes of F1 and F2 for equilibrium. Set u = 60°. y 5 kN F2 70Њ 30Њ x SOLUTION + : ©Fx = 0; O F2 sin 70° + F1 cos 60° - 5 cos 30° - 4 (7) = 0 5 5 3 4 0.9397F2 + 0.5F1 = 9.930 7 kN + c ©Fy = 0; u 3 F2 cos 70° + 5 sin 30° - F1 sin 60° - (7) = 0 5 F1 Solving: T an his th d wo sa eir is p rk w le co ro is ill o u vi pr de f a rse de ot st ny s d s ec ro p an
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CHAPTER 13--TAX CREDITS AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES Key 1. The tax benefit received from a tax credit is affected by the tax rate of the taxpayer. FALSE 2. The tax benefits resulting from tax credits and tax deductions are never affected by the tax rate bracket of the taxpayer. FALSE 3. Nonrefundable credits are those that reduce the taxpayer’s tax liability but are not paid when the amount of the credit (or credits) exceeds the taxpayer’s tax liability. TRUE 4. The credit for child
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