{"id":2109,"date":"2020-10-29T13:53:19","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T13:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2020-10-29T13:53:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T13:53:19","slug":"digbys-current-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/29\/digbys-current-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Digby&#8217;s current strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>1. Review the Inquirer to determine Digby&#8217;s current strategy. How will they seek a competitive advantage? From the following list, select the top five sources of competitive advantage that Digby would be most likely to pursue.<br \/>\nSelect: 5<br \/>\nSeek high automation levels<br \/>\nSeek the lowest price in their target market while maintaining a competitive contribution margin<br \/>\nSeek excellent product designs, high awareness, and high accessibility<br \/>\nAccept lower plant utilization and higher capacities to insure sufficient capacity is available to meet demand<br \/>\nIncrease demand through TQM initiatives<br \/>\nSeek high plant utilization, even if it risks occasional small stockouts<br \/>\nReduce cost of goods through TQM initiatives<br \/>\nAdd additional products<br \/>\nOffer attractive credit terms<br \/>\nReduce labor costs through training and recruitment<br \/>\n2. Rank the following companies from high to low cumulative profit, (in descending order, 1=highest, 4=lowest).<br \/>\nRank in order from 1 to 4<br \/>\nDigby<br \/>\nAndrews<br \/>\nBaldwin<br \/>\nChester<br \/>\n3. Which description best fits Baldwin in your industry? For clarity:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A differentiator competes through good designs, high awareness, and easy accessibility.<br \/>\n&#8211; A cost leader competes on price by reducing costs and passing the savings to customers.<br \/>\n&#8211; A broad player competes in all parts of the market.<br \/>\n&#8211; A niche player competes in selected parts of the market.<\/p>\n<p>Which of these four statements best describes this competitor?<br \/>\nSelect: 1<br \/>\nBaldwin is a niche cost leader<br \/>\nBaldwin is a broad differentiator<br \/>\nBaldwin is a broad cost leader<br \/>\nBaldwin is a niche differentiator<br \/>\n4. If Baldwin issued 1000 shares of common stock at last year&#8217;s end price, the effect on the balance sheet would be:<br \/>\nSelect: 1<br \/>\nRetained earnings would increase by $4,413<br \/>\nRetained earnings would increase by $44,128<br \/>\nEquity would decrease by $4,413<br \/>\nEquity would increase by $44,128<br \/>\n5. The Baldwin Company has just purchased $40,900,000 of plant and equipment that has an estimated useful life of 15 years. The expected salvage value at the end of 15 years is $4,090,000. What will the depreciation expense for this purchase (exclude all other plant and equipment) be after its second year of use? (Use FASB GAAP)<br \/>\nSelect: 1<br \/>\n$4,908,000<br \/>\n$5,453,333<br \/>\n$2,454,000<br \/>\n$2,726,667<br \/>\n6. What is the Quick Ratio of Chester?<br \/>\nSelect: 1<br \/>\n2.01<br \/>\n.50<br \/>\n1.46<br \/>\n.69<br \/>\n7. Chester has a ROA of 0.13 (ROA = Net income\/Total Assets). That means:<br \/>\nSelect: 1<br \/>\nEvery dollar of Chester&#8217;s assets result in earnings of $0.13.<br \/>\nChester uses $0.87 of each dollar earned to purchase assets.<br \/>\nChester uses $0.13 of each dollar earned to purchase assets.<br \/>\nEvery dollar of Chester&#8217;s assets result in earnings of $0.87.<br \/>\n8. Midyear on July 31st, the Digby Corporation&#8217;s balance sheet reported:<\/p>\n<p>Total Liabilities of $25.571 million<br \/>\nCash of $2.010 million<br \/>\nTotal Assets of $41.126 million<br \/>\nTotal Common Stock of $1.270 million.<\/p>\n<p>What were the Digby Corporation&#8217;s retained earnings?<br \/>\nSelect: 1<br \/>\n$16.295 million<br \/>\n$16.825 million<br \/>\n$18.835 million<br \/>\n$14.285 million<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/orders\/ordernow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTyj99p60XCLyLk1htB7-1neRt8-2QdnenNlQ&usqp=CAU\"target=\"_http:\/\/onlineclassesguru.com\/orders\/ordernow\"\/><\/center><p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Review the Inquirer to determine Digby&#8217;s current strategy. How will they seek a competitive advantage? From the following list, select the top five sources of competitive advantage that Digby would be most likely to pursue. 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