[futureARcpa]

Becker Question –

Extra Edge Sporting Goods has set a strategic objective of being in the upper quartile of sporting goods retailers. The company identified a related objective of increasing its sales force by 50 new staff members while maintaining staff cost at .194 cents per sales dollar. Events identified by the management of Extra Edge that might interfere with achievement of their related objective would include all of the following, except:

a. Product demand may fall if sporting goods become less popular.

b. Job markets may heat up and cause fewer offers to be accepted for the expanded sales force.

c. Inadequate needs assessments may result in bad staffing decisions.

d. Job markets may slow down and result in more staff accepting positions than there are available positions.

Explanation

Choice “a” is correct. Although product demand is a legitimate concern, the related objective is associated with staffing levels. The drop in product demand would not be an event identified regarding the objective of hiring staff within certain cost constraints.

Choice “b” is incorrect. An overheated job market that creates a reduced pool of job applicants is an event that would affect

Extra Edge’s objective of adding 50 new staff members.

Choice “c” is incorrect. Inadequate needs assessments is an event that could impact the quality of the new staff added by

Extra Edge and would impact the objective of adding 50 new staff members.

Choice “d” is incorrect. A sluggish job market is an event that could not only result in an abundance of staff but could also

produce acceptance of more offers than there are available positions and would impact Extra Edge’s objective of adding 50 new staff members.

FAR: 79 (Becker basic)
AUD: 68 (Becker basic), 91 (Becker, WTB, NINJA)
BEC: 64 (blind), 81 (Becker, WTB, NINJA)
REG: 68 (Becker basic), 73 (Becker, WTB, NINJA), REMATCH 2/27

[Anonymous]

The objective has to do with staffing. B, C and D are all staffing related. A is not (well OK, it is tangentially becuase if demand falls then presumably the staffing level needs would also fall–eventually). A is the only one of these factors that is no DIRECTLY staffing related.

[Anonymous]

The objective has to do with staffing. B, C and D are all staffing related. A is not (well OK, it is tangentially becuase if demand falls then presumably the staffing level needs would also fall–eventually). A is the only one of these factors that is no DIRECTLY staffing related.

[Newbe654]

I think its a really bad question. I know what BECKER says is the correct answer but heres my take…

Why the heck would Answer D effect the goal of hiring 50 staff, what is your staff so incompetent that they hire anyone

who walks through the door, whereas part of the objective is “maintaining staff cost at .194 cents per sales dollar.”

Where this objective would definitely be impacted if Product demand fell and sporting goods become less popular..

So I think becker was wrong on this one. My advice don't get hung up on it… Becker says that some of their questions are pre-test ones that didn't make the cut, I'd bet this being one of them…

[Newbe654]

I think its a really bad question. I know what BECKER says is the correct answer but heres my take…

Why the heck would Answer D effect the goal of hiring 50 staff, what is your staff so incompetent that they hire anyone

who walks through the door, whereas part of the objective is “maintaining staff cost at .194 cents per sales dollar.”

Where this objective would definitely be impacted if Product demand fell and sporting goods become less popular..

So I think becker was wrong on this one. My advice don't get hung up on it… Becker says that some of their questions are pre-test ones that didn't make the cut, I'd bet this being one of them…

[peetree]

I hated this question because a prudent person would take into account expected demand of products when determining whether or not an increased level of staffing is warranted. Probably why this question was tossed and now appears on review course material.

FAR 02/21/13 - 95
REG 07/02/13 - 87
AUD 08/02/13 - 94
BEC 08/30/13 - 85
Ethics Exam - 90

Illinois candidate awaiting his license

Used Becker Self Study | Ninja Audio | Becker Flash Cards | Ninja Notes | Wiley Test Bank

[peetree]

I hated this question because a prudent person would take into account expected demand of products when determining whether or not an increased level of staffing is warranted. Probably why this question was tossed and now appears on review course material.

FAR 02/21/13 - 95
REG 07/02/13 - 87
AUD 08/02/13 - 94
BEC 08/30/13 - 85
Ethics Exam - 90

Illinois candidate awaiting his license

Used Becker Self Study | Ninja Audio | Becker Flash Cards | Ninja Notes | Wiley Test Bank

[Anonymous]

BTW, I do agree that this was a lousy question! Simple common sense analysis would lead you down a lot of paths other than the one that they declare as the *right* answer.

[Anonymous]

BTW, I do agree that this was a lousy question! Simple common sense analysis would lead you down a lot of paths other than the one that they declare as the *right* answer.

[futureARcpa]

@newbe that was exactly my thought. If the objective was to keep 50 staff and a certain amount per sales dollar, would a decrease in sales not affect the objective?

FAR: 79 (Becker basic)
AUD: 68 (Becker basic), 91 (Becker, WTB, NINJA)
BEC: 64 (blind), 81 (Becker, WTB, NINJA)
REG: 68 (Becker basic), 73 (Becker, WTB, NINJA), REMATCH 2/27

[futureARcpa]

@newbe that was exactly my thought. If the objective was to keep 50 staff and a certain amount per sales dollar, would a decrease in sales not affect the objective?

FAR: 79 (Becker basic)
AUD: 68 (Becker basic), 91 (Becker, WTB, NINJA)
BEC: 64 (blind), 81 (Becker, WTB, NINJA)
REG: 68 (Becker basic), 73 (Becker, WTB, NINJA), REMATCH 2/27

[jahnesta8]

See, this is where I get confused. “The company identified a related objective of increasing its sales force by 50 new staff members while maintaining staff cost at .194 cents per sales dollar.” If sales fall, and they maintain the same sales force, the related objective of increasing staff while maintaing staff cost, is not met.

The objective is two fold.

[jahnesta8]

See, this is where I get confused. “The company identified a related objective of increasing its sales force by 50 new staff members while maintaining staff cost at .194 cents per sales dollar.” If sales fall, and they maintain the same sales force, the related objective of increasing staff while maintaing staff cost, is not met.

The objective is two fold.

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