Capsim Exam- 52 Questions
and Answers
Annual Report - -a report detailing your firm's performance at both the
company and product levels. Is the only report that provides detailed
breakdown of product-level profits (FastTrack does not show product-level
profits!).
-Proformas - -Projections for the upcoming year and estimates for next
years results. Includes balance sheet, Income statement, Cash Flows
statement, and Ratios
-Industry Conditions Report - -factual information / parameters about the
beginning business environment, including customer buying criteria,
segment drift rates and ideal spots, and segment demand and growth rates
-The Foundation Spreadsheet - -where you formulate and finalize
management decisions for every department, accessed via an Internet
browser.
-4 Company Areas - -R&D, Marketing, Production, and Finance
-5 teams? - -Andrews, Baldwin, Chester, Digby, and Ferris
-Drift Rates for High and Low tech - -Low Tech
Pfmn+0.5
Size -0.5
High Tech
Pfmn +0.7
Size -0.7
-Differentiate Ideal spots, fine cut, and rough cut - -The size and
performance that customers desire most is known as the "ideal spot", the
preferred range in size and performance is the "fine cut"(solid circle) "rough
cut" (dotted circle).
-Round 0 ideal spots (High and Low Tech) - -Low tech: Pfmn-4.8 Size- 15.2
High tech: Pfmn 6.0 Size- 14.0
-Ideal Spots Distance from the center - -Low tech pfmn + 0 size - 0 (Center)
High tech pfmn + 1.4 size - 1.4 (Leading Corner Right edge)
-High Tech and Low Tech Growth Rates - -Low Tech= 10%
High Tech = 20%
-Demand Round 0 High tech and Low tech - -Low tech= 4,200 High tech=
1,800
-Demand High tech Rounds 1, 4, and 8 - -Round 1= 4620, Round 4= 6,149,
Round 8= 9,003
-Demand Low tech Rounds 1, 4, and 8 - -Round 1= 2,160, Round 4= 3,732,
and Round 8= 7,740
-List 4 Buying Criteria - -Price, Age, MTBF(Mean Time Before Failure), and
Position
-Price Restrictions - -Sensors priced $10.00 above or below the segment
guidelines will not be considered for purchase. Those products fail the price
rough cut
-Age Adjustments - -When R&D for a product is adjusted age is cut in half
for the year it is released.
-MTBF - -is a rating of reliability (not overall quality!) measured in hours, it
is the number of hours a product is expected to operate before it
malfunctions.
• A products MTBF may be up to 4,999 hours above or below the range - at
5,000 hours below the range customers refuse to buy the product.
• A product loses about 10% appeal with every 500 units of MTBF above or
below the range.
-Low Tech Buying Criteria - -Price- $15-$35
Age- 3 years
MTBF- 14,000-20,000
Ideal Position- Depends on round
-High Tech Buying Criteria - -Price- $25-$45
Age- 0 years
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