There Are Three Major Benefits When a Firm Contracts

question 7

Multiple Choice

There are three major benefits when a firm contracts.When Ford divested itself of its unprofitable foreign luxury brands and Volvo,and discontinued its Mercury brand,which of the following was the most important benefit discussed in the case?

• A) managers no longer waste resources on poorly performing brands
• B) new product items have a greater chance of being successful
• C) resources become concentrated on important Ford products
• D) reposition Ford as a domestic carmaker only
• E) all of the above

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