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BMIS – L1 – QE4 – Pricing strategies

Explain four conditions for Horizon Tech to adopt a market skimming strategy successfully.

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(a). Horizon Tech is a knowledge-based company and is known for its ability to manufacture innovative and new-to-the-market electronic products and sell them in specifically identified niche markets. The company follows a market skimming strategy to achieve its profitability objectives.

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Explain four conditions which are essential for Horizon Tech to be able to successfully adopt its market skimming strategy.

(b). Unity Furniture Co. are manufacturers of a wide range of household furniture products used primarily by customers in the middle-income group.

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Identify four different types of conditions in which it would be advantageous for the firm to pursue a market penetration strategy.

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Tags: Competition, Consumer Demand, Economies of scale, Furniture industry, Market Penetration, Market share, Pricing Strategy
Level: Level 1

Topic: Finance

BMIS – L1 – QE2 – Globalisation strategies

Explain six objectives of multinational companies pursuing globalisation strategies.

Question

In the preceding five decades, a significant number of companies have pursued well-conceived strategies of Globalisation in order to seize the immense business opportunities by operating on a worldwide basis. These companies have achieved notable success in the expansion of their business globally and have manufacturing facilities and marketing networks spread in several countries.

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State and briefly explain six significant objectives of multinational companies in pursuing policies of Globalisation.

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Tags: Competitive advantage, Cost Reduction, Economies of scale, Globalisation, Labour costs, Market expansion, Multinational Companies, Tax Benefits
Level: Level 1

Topic: Competitive forces and markets

SCS – L3 – Q13- Functional strategies

Explain three reasons to maintain a centralised administrative department at Sunrise Enterprises.

Question

You are the Chief Operations Officer and a member of the board of directors of Sunrise Enterprises, a reputable firm that has operations across multiple regions in West Africa. The board is currently deliberating on a strategy to decentralize the administrative function in order to promote flexibility in administration across all the operational areas of the company. You feel strongly that this move will be detrimental to the prospects of the company and has therefore spoken against it. The Chairman of the board has, therefore, asked you to submit a short memo to argue out your position.

Required:
(a) In a memo to the Chairman of the board, explain THREE reasons why you believe your company should maintain the current centralized administrative department. (b) One of the important tasks in the formulation of corporate strategy is stakeholders’ analysis.

Required:
Explain the term stakeholders and identify TWO groupings of stakeholders.

(c) A new entrant into an industry will bring extra capacity and more competition and so could, in turn drive down profits. The strength of the threat posed by new entrants is likely to vary from one industry to another and depends on the strength of the barriers to entry and the likely response of existing competitors to the new entrant.

Required:
Identify and explain FIVE determinants of barriers to entry to new entrants into an industry.

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Tags: Administration, Centralisation, Consistency, Control, Economies of scale, Organisational Structure, Security
Level: Level 3

Topic: Functional strategies

FM – L2 – Q5 – Economic and regulatory environment

Explain how government economic policies influence company decision-making.

Question

(A). Explain how a government might seek to influence decision-making by companies through its economic policies.

(B). Explain how a government’s ‘green policies’ might affect capital investment decisions by companies.

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Tags: Competition policy, Economies of scale, Financial strategy, Market dominance, Mergers and acquisitions
Level: Level 2

Topic: Economic and regulatory environment

Tag (SQ): Economies of scale

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