Answer:
(c) Foreign exchange option
Explanation:
Derivatives refer to those securities whose value is derived from the underlying asset. Examples being currency derivatives, commodity derivatives, etc.
Foreign exchange option refers to a derivative instrument whereby the holder has the right but not the obligation to buy or sell a currency at a future date at a predetermined rate fixed today.
In a call option, the holder has the right but not the obligation to buy a currency while in a put option the holder has the right but not the obligation to sell a currency.
The predetermined price at which the holder can buy or sell a currency is referred to as the strike price or exercise price.
Answer: B. Public Service
Explanation:
There are 4 alternative forms of institutional advertisements being;
- Competitive - These types of adverts aim to show that the product presented is better than that of the competitor by showcasing its benefits and features.
- Reminder - As the term implies, this advertisement is meant to remind you. Remind you of the product being offered and how it has been beneficial to you.
- Pioneering - This is for products that are just starting out and need to be introduced to inform the market of its existence.
- Advocacy - These focus on telling the audience the position a company has on an issue.
These are the four alternative forms of institutional advertisements and Public Service is not one of them.
Answer:
The investigating areas should be field, processing units and finished goods inventory.
Explanation:
The business units should be considered for quality control. The quality of the product is the main cause of concern for any business. When the poor quality products are processed customers will move away from the business. Total Quality Management or TQM approach is used to make the products best fit.
Answer:
The country should become more efficient and productive as a result of the new educational program and the improvement in new technologies. This increases economic growth even if the rest of the economic factors remain the same. Higher economic growth increases the real GDP faster, decreasing production costs and increasing aggregate demand (better salaries earned by highly educated people) and aggregate supply.
Answer:
D. Switching cost strategy
Explanation:
The software manufacturer has incorporated the use of switching cost strategy by making it difficult for customers to substitute their software product for another.
Switching costs: it is also known as switching barrier. This is a the cost incurred by the customer as a result of changing brands, product, services or suppliers.
The higher the cost of switching; the lesser a customer would be willing to switch between brands, the lower the switching cost; the higher the customer would be willing to switch between brands.
Switching cost includes:
• Psychological cost: This is the cost of a customer deciding whether the new product or services would be better than the old product
• Effort-based cost: This refers to the effort a customer will put in while switching brands such as the paperwork involved.
• Time cost: The amount of time used while a customer is switching product
Strategies used by firms to discourage its customers from switching
1. Charging a high cancellation fee for service cancellations.
2. Adopting a lengthy cancellation process for service cancellations.
3. Requiring significant paperwork for service cancellations.
