The Procedure for Evaluating the Pluses and Minuses of a Diversified

question 22

Multiple Choice

The procedure for evaluating the pluses and minuses of a diversified company's strategy includes

• A) assessing the attractiveness of the industries the company has diversified into.
• B) assessing the competitive strength of each business the company has diversified into.
• C) ranking the performance prospects of the various businesses from best to worst and determining the priorities for resource allocation.
• D) evaluating the extent of cross-business strategic fits and checking whether the firm's resources fit the needs of the various businesses the company has diversified into.
• E) All of these choices are correct.

Calculate and interpret the test statistic for hypothesis tests involving a single population mean, a single population proportion, and the difference between two population means or proportions.

Determine sample sizes needed for estimating population parameters within a specified margin of error.

Formulate null and alternative hypotheses for testing differences between population means and proportions.

Understand and apply the concept of p-values in hypothesis testing to make informed decisions.

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