The Risk for Firms That Follow the Unrelated Diversification Strategy

question 81

Multiple Choice

The risk for firms that follow the unrelated diversification strategy in developed economies is that:

• A) external investors tend to dump the stocks of conglomerates during economic downturns.
• B) conglomerates are typically owned by one powerful entrepreneur and do not survive his/her retirement or death.
• C) government regulations, especially in Europe, have periodically forced the dissolution of conglomerates.
• D) competitors can imitate financial economies more easily than they imitate economies of scope.

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Definitions:

Contribution Margin

A financial metric that represents the difference between a company's sales revenue and its variable costs. It is used to analyze the profitability of individual products.

Monthly Sales Volume

Refers to the total number of units sold or services rendered in a month.

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable, without being affected by other variables.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time that indicates the total hours machines were operated to complete a task or manufacture goods.