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1. Which one of the following does not affect the reject rates at a company's plants?
-The installation of plant upgrade C
-Spending for best practices training
-Spending for TQM/Six Sigma quality control efforts
-The number of models/styles comprising the company's product line
-The size of the incentive payment per non-defective pair produced
The installation of plant upgrade C
2. the interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on
its credit ratings
3. The company's shipments of newly-produced branded and private-label footwear from its plants to its regional distribution centers are subject to
-any applicable import tariffs and exchange rate adjustments.
4. Which the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating?
-Its loans outstanding, dividend payout ratio, debt-equity ratio, and free cash flow
-Its debt-equity ratio, current ratio, and gross profit margin
-Its times-interest-earned ratio, debt-equity ratio, and return on investment
-A company's current ratio, accounts payable, operating profit margin, and the margin by which free cash flow exceeds interest payments
-Its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio
-Its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio
5. The factors that affect worker productivity include the size of incentive payments per non-defective pair, base pay increases, how favorably a company's compensation package compares with the industry-average compensation package, and expenditures for best practices training.
6. Which the following are the four geographic regions in which the company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear?
North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe-Africa,
7. A footwear-maker's price competitiveness in selling branded footwear to retailers in a particular geographic region is determined by whether its wholesale price is above or below the average wholesale price of all companies competing in that geographic
-The installation of plant upgrade C
-Spending for best practices training
-Spending for TQM/Six Sigma quality control efforts
-The number of models/styles comprising the company's product line
-The size of the incentive payment per non-defective pair produced
The installation of plant upgrade C
2. the interest rate a company pays on loans outstanding depends on
its credit ratings
3. The company's shipments of newly-produced branded and private-label footwear from its plants to its regional distribution centers are subject to
-any applicable import tariffs and exchange rate adjustments.
4. Which the following are factors in determining a company's credit rating?
-Its loans outstanding, dividend payout ratio, debt-equity ratio, and free cash flow
-Its debt-equity ratio, current ratio, and gross profit margin
-Its times-interest-earned ratio, debt-equity ratio, and return on investment
-A company's current ratio, accounts payable, operating profit margin, and the margin by which free cash flow exceeds interest payments
-Its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio
-Its default risk ratio, debt-asset ratio, and interest coverage ratio
5. The factors that affect worker productivity include the size of incentive payments per non-defective pair, base pay increases, how favorably a company's compensation package compares with the industry-average compensation package, and expenditures for best practices training.
6. Which the following are the four geographic regions in which the company sells branded and private-label athletic footwear?
North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe-Africa,
7. A footwear-maker's price competitiveness in selling branded footwear to retailers in a particular geographic region is determined by whether its wholesale price is above or below the average wholesale price of all companies competing in that geographic