The Most Important Payoff of Doing a Thorough SWOT Analysis

question 16

Multiple Choice

The most important payoff of doing a thorough SWOT analysis is

• A)identifying whether the company's value chain is cost effective vis-à-vis the value chains of rivals.
• B)helping strategy makers benchmark the company's resource strengths against industry key success factors.
• C)enabling a company to assess its leverage in negotiations with buyers.
• D)revealing whether a company's market share,measures of profitability,and sales compare favorably or unfavorably vis-à-vis key competitors.
• E)assisting strategy makers in drawing conclusions about the company's overall situation and crafting a strategy that is well-matched to the company's resources and capabilities,its market opportunities,and the external threats to its future well-being.

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Definitions:

Fixed

Typically refers to costs or assets that do not vary with the level of production or sales in the short term.