In the Past 20 Years the Proportion of Private Wealth

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the past 20 years the proportion of private wealth owned by the wealthiest 1% of the population has _______ and the proportion of private wealth owned by the poorest 90% has _______ .

• A)stayed the same ...stayed the same
• B)increased … decreased
• C)decreased … increased
• D)varied with both increases and decreases depending on the ups and downs of the stock market ...varied with both increases and decreases depending on the rates of unemployment

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Definitions:

SBUs

Strategic Business Units, which are divisions or units within a company that focus on specific market segments or product lines, operating with their own planning and profit goals.

Growth-Share Matrix

A strategic business tool used to visually assess a company's product portfolio across growth potential and market share dimensions.

Low Market Growth Rates

Situations in which the increase in sales or size of a particular market is slower than average.

Relative Market Shares

A measure of a company’s sales in relation to the sales of its competitors, indicating the firm’s competitiveness in the market.