Question : 31) Volkswagen strategy to become the world’s number one automaker : 1353496

31) Volkswagen strategy to become the world’s number one automaker by 2018 included all of the following except:

A) build a U.S. plant, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

B) assemble cars at the plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

C) increase production of Passat sedans in the United States.

D) overtake Toyota to become the number one automaker.

E) overtake GM to become the number one automaker.

32) According to Porter, the nature of the interaction between potential industry entrants, buyers, substitute products, suppliers, and rival firms determines:

A) whether or not the government will launch an antitrust investigation.

B) the industry’s profit potential in terms of long-run return on invested capital.

C) whether a country can generate a balance of payments surplus.

D) whether a country can create a comparative advantage in the production of differentiated products.

E) whether a country can generate income by innovation.

33) Which of the following is not identified by Porter as one of the five forces that explains competition in an industry?

A) threat of new entrants

B) threat of substitute products or services

C) bargaining power of suppliers

D) bargaining power of competitors

E) the competitive rivalry among current members

34) Which of the following is not identified by Porter as one of the possible types of barriers to entry in an industry?

A) loose bricks

B) switching costs

C) economies of scale

D) product differentiation

E) access to distribution channels

35) Jaguar produced so few cars that it couldn’t get volume discounts from components suppliers. Jaguar managers sometimes could not even determine the “fair” price for a particular part. In terms of Porter’s competitive forces framework, Jaguar’s strategic disadvantage stemmed from low:

A) buyer power.

B) supplier power.

C) threat of new entrants.

D) threat of substitute products.

E) access to distribution channels.

36) New entrants to an industry bring all of the following except:

A) new capacity.

B) desire to gain market share.

C) desire to gain market position.

D) new approaches to customer needs.

E) decline in per-unit product costs.

37) Intel achieved success by using “Intel Inside” advertising campaign and logo that appears on many brands of PCs. This is an example of barrier to entry classified as:

A) new capacity.

B) product differentiation.

C) competitor response.

D) new approaches to customer needs.

E) distribution channels.

38) In the tech world, about 90% of the world’s nearly one billion PCs run on Microsoft’s operating systems and 80% use Intel’s microprocessors. This represents which aspect of the Porter’s five forces model?

A) bargaining power of suppliers

B) bargaining power of buyers

C) threat of substitute products

D) rivalry among competitors

E) threat of new entrants

39) Dell’s factories can assemble a complete PC in 3 minutes. With a build-to-order strategy at the heart of its business model, Dell’s sales staff maintains close ties with customers. This approach represents which aspect of the Porter’s five forces model?

A) rivalry among competitors

B) bargaining power of buyers

C) threat of substitute products

D) threat of new entrants

E) bargaining power of suppliers

40) Factors which determine suppliers’ ability to gain leverage over industry firms include all of the following except:

A) large numbers and relatively few in number.

B) suppliers’ products or services are important to user firms.

C) suppliers’ products or services are highly differentiated.

D) alternative products do not threaten suppliers’ business.

E) buyers preferences are highly differentiated.