The Advantages of Focusing a Company's Entire Competitive Effort on a Single

question 36

Multiple Choice

The advantages of focusing a company's entire competitive effort on a single market niche allows for

• A)going after a national customer base with a "something for everyone" lineup of models.
• B)scaling operations to serve the customer market segment.
• C)utilizing the full depth of the company's resources across a broad base of customers.
• D)executing competencies and capabilities better than competitors.
• E)developing offensive strategies that address company weaknesses and environmental threats.

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Definitions:

End-Of-Period Spreadsheet

A tool used in accounting to gather all the balances of ledger accounts to calculate adjustments and prepare financial statements at the end of an accounting period.

Closing Entry

A journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to transfer balances from temporary accounts to permanent accounts, essentially resetting the temporary accounts for the new period.

Post-Closing

The final phase in the accounting cycle where accounts are prepared for the start of the next period, following the closing entries are made to reset temporary accounts.

Adjusted Trial Balance

A statement listing all accounts and their balances after adjustments, used to verify the equality of debits and credits before preparing financial statements.