Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 69

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .Following a strategy of product differentiation, Barry Company makes an XX 300.Barry Company presents the following data for the years 1 and 2. Barry Company produces no defective units but it wants to reduce direct materials usage per unit of XX 300 in year 2.Manufacturing conversion costs in each year depend on production capacity defined in terms of XX 300 units that can be produced.Selling and customer-service costs depend on the number of customers that the customer and service functions are designed to support.Neither conversion costs or customer-service costs are affected by changes in actual volume.Barry Company has 23 customers in year 1 and 25 customers in year 2.The industry market size for high-end appliances increased 5% from year 1 to year 2.
-________ measures the change in operating income attributable solely to changes in a company's profit margins between years one and two.

• A)The growth component
• B)The price-recovery component
• C)The productivity component
• D)The cost leadership component
• E)The strategy component

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Definitions:

HR Managers

Professionals who oversee and manage an organization's Human Resources department, responsible for policies, procedures, and programs related to employees.

Labour Supply

The total hours that workers in an economy are willing to work at a given real wage rate.

Strategy Implementation

The execution phase where strategies and plans are put into action as a part of the strategic management process to achieve organizational goals.

Performance Management

A systematic approach to improving individual and team activity and outcomes through setting performance standards and providing regular feedback.