When a firm is experiencing lesser profit it can come up
with different strategy to improve its present product rather than developing
new product because improving present product involves lesser cost therefore
more profit. The answer is B. Product Extension and C. New product placement.
Reintroduction is one way, it is launching the product
using more creative sales and marketing strategy. It can target a new market segment,
provide more information about the product and use more appealing
advertisements. The product’s packaging can also be changed to make it look
more attractive and fresh.
Product
extension can be use as it is targeting a new market. It can
involve exporting the products. This strategy may be costly but when successful
will level up your product’s quality as it passed exporting quality. It is
changing the market NOT the product.
New
product Placement is a strategy where in the products are
advertised by placing it in media. The products are shown for example in
movies, the character uses the products that way it can give awareness to the
viewers how the products can be used and also the brand and name of the
products are advertised without direct reference to the product. It doesn’t
involve changing the product’s feature only the product placement is changed to
a new one.
<span>Rebranding can also be used. It is introducing your
product with a new name, changing the product’s name not only its packaging but
the total appearance. It gives the product a whole new image to target new
image audience or expand its audience.</span>
Answer:
Tt is highly productive in reducing the costs to produce a product.
it is highly productive in producing a highly valued commodity.
Explanation:
A product has derived demand If its demand is dependent on the demand for other products.
For example, there would be no need to demand for labour if no one demands for goods.
The derived demand for a good will increase if it reduces the price of the product and if it is important in the production of a good
The answer to the problem below is:
Carter Corporation sells two products, one is Arks and the other one is Bins. Last year, Carter Corporation was able to sell 14,000 units of Arks and 56,000 units of Bins. The related data are the following listed below:
1. unit contribution, selling, unit variable and product
2. price cost margin
Answer:
a. 6.7%
b. 12.0%
Explanation:
a. DDM
Dividende Discount Method is used to calculate the price of the stock using Dividend, rate of return and growth rate.
Return on equity = [ Dividend x ( 1 + growth rate ) / Price of stock ] + Growth Rate
Return on equity = [ $0.5 x ( 1 + 6% ) / $76 ] + 6%
Return on equity = [ $0.5 x ( 1.06 ) / $76 ] + 0.06
Return on equity = 6.7%
b. SML
Security Market line method uses calculates the cost of capital using following formula
Re = R
f + β ( Rm − R
f )
Rf = Risk free rate
β = stock beta
Rm = Market rate
Re =Expected rate
Re = 5.9% + 1.20 ( 11% - 5.9% )
Re = 12.02%
Answer:
Tom is responsible for his negligence.
Explanation:
Tom was a flower delivery so he should have a valid driving license. The florist was on his delivery route and he just stopped to take a water bottle. Since he might be in hurry as flowers are perishable and it is responsibility of the delivery man to deliver the flowers fresh to its customers. He took an illegal turn in hurry and hit the motorcycle. The motorcyclist can claim the repair expense from tom since it is his negligence.
