Which of the Following Is a Cooperative Aspect of Strategic

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a cooperative aspect of strategic alliances?

• A)creating economies of scale in tangible assets
• B)accelerating diffusion of industry standards to erect barriers to entry
• C)learning new intangible skills from alliance partners
• D)denying technological and learning initiative to partners

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in manufacturing that do not change with the level of production, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Volume Variance

A metric used to measure the difference between the budgeted quantity of output and the actual output, often analyzed to assess performance or plan for future action.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

These are production costs that do not change with the level of production output, such as rent for factory buildings or salaries for factory management.

Overhead Applied

The portion of estimated manufacturing overhead cost that is charged to individual jobs based on the predetermined overhead rate.