Business Portfolio Analysis Refers to

question 141

Multiple Choice

Business portfolio analysis refers to

• A) a tool that helps a firm search for growth opportunities from among current and new markets as well as current and new products.
• B) a technique that managers use to graphically track their firm's strategic business units as though they were a single expense in order to identify cost-cutting measures.
• C) a technique that managers use to quantify performance measures and growth targets to analyze their firm's strategic business units as though they were a collection of separate investments.
• D) an analysis that uses percentage points of market share as the common basis of comparison to allocate marketing resources effectively for different product lines within the same firm.
• E) a tool that seeks opportunities by finding the optimum balance between marketing efficiencies versus R&D-manufacturing efficiencies.

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Definitions:

Hematocrit

Hematocrit is a blood test measure that indicates the proportion of blood volume occupied by red blood cells, crucial for diagnosing anemia or polycythemia.

Hematocrit

The proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells, a crucial measurement in diagnosing and managing various medical conditions.

Erythrocytes

Red blood cells that are responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body and returning carbon dioxide to the lungs for exhalation.

Fibrinogen

A blood plasma protein that's converted to fibrin in the clotting process, essential for wound healing.