Answer: Home replication strategy
Explanation:
The competitive strategy should the company use based on these factors is the home replication strategy. In this strategy, there is a minimal need for flexibility or modifications.
Since the company finds weak pressure to respond to local demands and cost reductions are not necessary, then the home replication strategy is applicable.
Answer:
False ( "Large lot sizes" is not considered essential for JIT )
Explanation:
Just in time is an arrangement and alignment of raw material supply with the production process of the business. It minimizes the holding cost, lead time required for delivery of raw material, the setup times and sizes of orders.
The Large lot sizes is not a characteristics of JIT because it may requires the storage facility to place the large orders until used in production which might increase the holding cost.
So, Large Lot Sizes are not considered essential for a comprehensive JIT implementation.
Answer:
Explanation:
Price is sum of:
1. Present value of expected dividend payments during 1-4 years;
2. Present value of the expected market price at the end of the fourth year based on growth at 5%.
Present value of expected dividend payments during 1-4 years:
PV1 = 3*(1+0.30)*0.8929 = 3.90*0.8929 = $3.482
*0.8929 = 1/1.12
PV2 = 3.90*1.30*0.7972 = 5.07*0.7972 = $4.042
PV3 = 5.07*1.30*0.7118 = 6.591*0.7118 = $4.691
PV4 = 6.591*1.30*0.6355 = 8.5683*0.6355 = $5.445
Total = $17.661
Present value of the expected market price at the end of the fourth year:
Market price of the share at the end = 5th year dividend/(Required rate of return - growth rate)
5th year dividend = $8.5683*(1+growth rate) = $8.5683*(1+0.05) = $9
Market price of the share at the end = $9/(0.12-0.05) = $128.57
Present value of $128.57 is 128.57*0.6355(present value interest factor for year 4) = $81.7
So the price of share is $17.661+$81.7 = $99.37
