Business Portfolio Analysis Refers to

question 344

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 (SBUs)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 (SBUs)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:

Hyperopia

A vision condition where distant objects are seen more clearly than near objects, often referred to as farsightedness.

Farsightedness

A common vision condition where distant objects are seen more clearly than close ones, also known as hyperopia.

Tonometer

An instrument used to measure the pressure inside the eye, important for diagnosing and monitoring glaucoma.

Intraocular Pressure

The fluid pressure inside the eye, critical for maintaining eye shape and proper vision; abnormalities can indicate glaucoma.