Between 2005 and 2011, Blue Drinks, a Multinational Beverage Corporation

question 56

Multiple Choice

Between 2005 and 2011, Blue Drinks, a multinational beverage corporation, increased its return on investment from $5 million to $25 million. The company was able to do this by expanding its product line to include a wider variety of flavors. The $20 million increase in its return on investment between 2005 and 2011 can be referred to as which of the following?

• A) Shareholder value
• B) Dividend payment
• C) Profit growth
• D) Profitability turnover
• E) Risk capital

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Definitions:

Profitable Use

The effective and efficient utilization of resources (assets, equipment, personnel) that leads to generating profit or achieving financially beneficial outcomes.

Intermediate Product

An intermediate product is a semi-finished good used as input in the production of another final or finished product.

Refined Sugar

Sugar that has been processed from its natural state to remove impurities and achieve a higher level of purity.

Processed Further

A term used to describe additional operations or processing a product undergoes beyond the initial stages of production to enhance its value.