P&G Operates Many Different Divisions to Sell Its Various Consumer

question 20

Multiple Choice

P&G operates many different divisions to sell its various consumer brands. Jif peanut butter is one of the many products made by P&G. Imagine that P&G decided that Jif peanut butter should be the peanut butter served in 80% of the school districts in the Southeastern U.S. by the end of 2009. For P&G this would be an example of a(n) :

• A) corporate strategy
• B) operational goal
• C) tactical goal
• D) business strategy
• E) functional strategy

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Definitions:

General Ledger

A comprehensive record of all financial transactions, organized by account, used to compile financial statements.

Control Accounts

General ledger accounts that summarize the details of transactions recorded in subsidiary ledgers.

Cash Purchase

A transaction where goods or services are bought and paid for with physical currency at the time of purchase.

Inventory

Inventory encompasses the raw materials, work-in-progress goods, and the finished products that a company holds with the intention of selling them to earn revenue.