Clubhouse Gourmet -A- (Scenario)

question 118

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Clubhouse Gourmet -A- (Scenario)
Imagine that you are the president of Clubhouse Gourmet, a successful chain of fast-food restaurants with 60 locations across Canada. The success you have experienced in the last five years has you considering various options about what to do next with the business. Should you continue to expand the business at the current rate? Or perhaps open new and different restaurants? What should you do?
-Your oldest business,Clubhouse Gourmet,has not grown much in recent years.However,it is virtually debt-free and continues to generate large amounts of profits.According to the BCG matrix,Clubhouse Gourmet would be considered a(n) ________.

• A)cash cow
• B)problem child
• C)question mark
• D)old dog

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Definitions:

Action

The process or act of doing something towards achieving an objective or solving a problem, often involving physical or mental effort.

Careful Decision Making

The process of making choices by considering various possible outcomes, implications, and carefully evaluating alternatives.

Controlled Processing

The mental activity that requires deliberate, conscious attention and effort, as opposed to automatic processes that require minimal awareness.

Social Loafing

The tendency of individuals to exert less effort on a task when working in a group compared to when working alone.