Answer:
Option C, corporate-level planning, is the right answer.
Explanation:
Option C, “corporate-level planning” is the correct answer because it is the corporate planning according to which every employee has to work. If the quality of planning is good then the firm will produce higher output with lower operating cost and if the planning is not good or suitable then the firm can increase the productivity but operating cost may go very high. Therefore, option C is right.
Answer:
Which of the following is NOT a step in the strategic planning process?
E) evaluating all members of the value chain
Explanation:
Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy. It may also extend to control mechanisms for guiding the implementation of the strategy
Answer:
It can purchase at most, $18.13 per share.
Or 72.52 millions for the total 4,000,000 shares
Explanation:
We are given with the present value of the merger at Craftworks discount rate. The shares can be purchase at most at the same level of the present value of the increase in the free cash flow.
That way, the net present value will be zero and the merger will yield the 16% required.
72,520,000 Millions
4,000,000 shares outstanding
price per share 18.13
The crafworks shares can be purchase at most for 18.13 above this, it would yield the 16% required
Currently the share are at 16.25 so it could be possible to do the take-over
Answer: Option A
Explanation: In simple words, joint ventures refers to the business arrangement under which two or more independent parties join their operation for the purpose of doing business more effectively.
Worldwide can go for joint venture as it would be less costly then mergers and acquisitions since they have to buy a part of the entity also they can control the entity as per their share in it.
Answer:
B.
standard test markets
Explanation:
Standard test markets is when a set of representative cities are selected and the full marketing mix is tested in these areas before a new product launch. The new products are sold through their normal channels to simulate reality.
Yummy peanuts is testing its new coconut flavored peanut butter in a group of representative cities. Aimed at forecasting national sales and profit. This is use of standard test markets.
