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Question $4$

The factors that affect the $\frac{P}{Q}$ rating of a company's action cameras include

cumulative spending for product R&D$,$ the amount the company spends on training its camera$-$related PATs and improving the quality of its camera$-$related assembly methods, the camera housing, and editing$/$sharing capabilities.

editing$/$sharing capabilities, the number of new$/$improved camera models a company introduced in the prior year, the company's cumulative spending on workstation upgrades, and the amount a company spends on implementing best practice assembly methods, and the number of supervisors employed to supervise its camera$-$related PATs $($to reduce camera defects and the need for repairs$)$

the expected life of the camera housing, warranty claim rates and repair costs, the average age of camera workstations, and the hourly wage paid to camera PAT members.

the quality of the videos, the average amount spent on product R&D during the two most recent years, the percentage of camera workstations where assembly is robot$-$assisted, and the degree to which buyer reviews of the company's camera models are favorable.

the assembly experience of camera PAT members, how long the camera batteries last, the length of the company's camera warranties, camera zoom capabilities, camera defects and repair frequencies per thousand cameras sold annually, and the number of camera models in the company's camera offering.