Which of the Following Could Be Considered a Core Competency

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be considered a core competency?

• A) Zappos' 365-day return policy
• B) NutriSystem's claim that users lose weight by eating
• C) McDonald's ability to fry hamburgers quickly
• D) Southwest Airlines' ability to make flying fun

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Definitions:

Beta

A measure of a stock's volatility in relation to the overall market; a beta of 1 indicates that the stock moves with the market.

Expected NPV

The anticipated Net Present Value of a project or investment, considering the potential outcomes and their probabilities.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean, widely used to quantify the volatility of financial instruments.

Simulation Analyses

A statistical method that attempts to predict the outcome of a decision or investment by representing possible scenarios and their impacts.