As a response to a rapidly changing marketplace, idea electronics found it necessary to restructure, including a significant downsize of its middle management. this action will likely result in acquiring additional firms. flattening the organization and empowering employees, allowing them to get closer to the customer. increasing the size of its traditional departments to handle 24/7 operations. centralizing its decision making to better control its total quality management program. none of the above

Which of the following statements is correct? a. two firms with identical sales and operating costs but with different amounts of debt and tax rates will have different operating incomes by definition. b. free cash flow (fcf) is, essentially, the cash flow that is available for interest and dividends after the company has made the investments in current and fixed assets that are necessary to sustain ongoing operations. c. retained earnings as reported on the balance sheet represent cash and, therefore, are available to distribute to stockholders as dividends or any other required cash payments to creditors and suppliers. d. if a firm is reporting its income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, then its net income as reported on the income statement should be equal to its free cash flow. e. after-tax operating income is calculated as ebit(1 - t) + depreciation.

Which is one solution to levy the complexity of the global matrix strategy with added customer-focused dimensions?

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