Question

dextron, a privately owned computer technology company, provides a wide range of customized laptops to suit the needs of students, corporate professionals, and small business owners. in this case, dextrons ability to provide a wide range of customized laptops to suit its customers needs best describes
volume flexibility
design flexibility
budget variance
manufacturing yield
question 37 (1 point)
with interlinking models, managers can objectively make internal decisions that impact external outcomes.
true
false
question 38 (1 point)
actionable performance measures should be meaningful to a companys management and should provide the basis for decisions at the strategic level in an organization.
true
false

Explanation:

1. Dextron provides customized laptops. Design flexibility refers to the ability to tailor products to customer - needs, which is what Dextron is doing. Volume flexibility is about changing production volumes, budget variance is about differences in budgeted and actual amounts, and manufacturing yield is about the quantity of good output.
2. Interlinking models help managers consider various factors and make more objective decisions that can impact external outcomes.
3. Actionable performance measures are relevant and useful for management to make strategic - level decisions.

Answer:

1. B. design flexibility
2. True
3. True