In-Class Review Questions 1 Flashcards

1
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Which framework is defined as increase in labor productivity from an increase in production

A

Learning curve effects

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2
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An example of price discrimination at a movie theatre might be

A

student discount

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3
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In the long-run, greater elasticity of supply because

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Suppliers increase capacity and new entrants join the market

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4
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Two generic approaches to gaining competitive advantage

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low cost, differentiation

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5
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Honda has a mass-production, mass market, ____ approach for success with motorcycles in US

A

low-cost

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6
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__ ___ is the forgone alternatives

A

opportunity costs

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7
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Operational effectiveness is performing __ ___ better than the competition

A

similar activities

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8
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Warren Buffet describes barriers to entry as an economic ___

A

moat

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9
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In supply chain, one person’s price is another person’s ___

A

cost

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10
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___ often try to imitate success without making necessary tradeoffs, and fail

A

straddlers

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11
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where are the majority of profits in the CSD industry?

A

concentrate producers

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12
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industry structure is quite ___ over time; tells a great deal about the business environment

A

stable

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13
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porter’s 5 forces is useful in analyzing ___

A

industry profitability

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14
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which of the following creates a high barrier to entry?

A

high learning curve

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15
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___ is the most visible competitive force

A

competitive rivalry

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16
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___ ratios measure how well a company uses its assets to generate sales

A

efficiency

17
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___ - (net income-preferred dividends) /outstanding shares

A

earnings per share

18
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optimizing the value and cost trade off gets you to the ___

A

productivity frontier

19
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coke (concentrate producer) is largely a B2B company bc they

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sell to bottlers

20
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how did pepsi and coke not destroy each other?

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did not compete on price

21
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what is strategy not?

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same activities better than competition

22
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RBV includes all of the following except

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makes competition obsolete

23
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___ ___= not exactly sure why the competition is performing better

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causal ambiguity

24
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___ strategy earns the player a larger payoff, regardless of what the other party does

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dominant