Question

Ford Motor Company may be thinking of announcing that it will severely cut back its automobile production. For parts companies supplying Ford its parts, this cut back in production represents a(n)

Answer 1

Answer:

D. threat

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

  D) Threat

Explanation:

When a manufacturer cuts its production, that generally means the manufacturer will be ordering less from suppliers. For suppliers in the automotive industry, that can represent a severe threat. They may have no other customers who can take up the slack so that they can maintain their own levels of production, income, and profit.

_____

Options are:

A) weakness.

B) opportunity.

C) strength.

D) threat.

E) strategic plan.