With the GE Multifactor Portfolio Matrix,the Businesses Falling in the Cells

question 25

Multiple Choice

With the GE Multifactor Portfolio Matrix,the businesses falling in the cells that form a diagonal from lower left to upper right are ________.

• A)the strongest and the ones the company should invest in and help grow
• B)the strongest and the ones the company should sell
• C)medium-strength and should be invested in only selectively
• D)the lowest in strength and serious candidates for divestiture
• E)the lowest in strength and serious candidates for retrenchment

Recognize various personal and managerial styles for processing information and making decisions.

Understand the concept and impact of decision traps and how to avoid them.

Differentiate between programmed and nonprogramed decisions and how they are approached.

Understand the different types of volcanic eruptions and their formations.

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Definitions:

8% Bond

A bond that pays an annual interest rate of 8% to its holders.

Current Yield

The annual return of a bond, expressed as a percentage of its current market price.

6 ¾% Bond

A debt security issued with an interest rate of six and three-quarters percent, denoting the annual return to investors.

Current Yield

A financial ratio that measures the annual income (interest or dividends) from an investment as a percentage of the current price of the security.