Question

Mammoth Foods, a major agricultural corporation, recently purchased MJS Organic Foods Co. MJS was established six years ago and has become a major supplier to restaurants in the northeastern United States. The organic herbs, vegetables, and fruit market is expected to have a double-digit growth rate over the next decade. Under the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Growth-Share Matrix, MJS would most likely be classified as a ________.

Answer 1

Incomplete question. The option read;

A) star

B) cash cow

C) dog

D) problem child

E) top gun

Answer:

A) star

Explanation:

Note, the Growth-Share Matrix is designed to assist companies in determining which among their investment portfolio is worth directing resources and capital into and that would be most profitable. It is represented in four quadrants.

Among all the quadrants, the Star quadrant is meant for investments with great future potential. We could recall that there's a positive projection for MJS, it was said that the "fruit market is expected to have a double-digit growth rate over the next decade." Hence,  MJS would most likely be classified as a star.