QUESTION 8 2 points Save Answer The ABC Corporation finds itself with a real problem!! Its portfolio is much too large, with too many companies that do not strongly support corporate objectives. Strategy planners have recommended reducing the scope of the portfolio by divesting all companies in the portfolio that do not have a CPAM rating of at least 7.0, regardless of their CSAM rating and using the resulting revenue from the sale of those companies to acquire new ones with a much better fit. What type of strategy are the strategy planners recommending? a. FOCUS-NICHE DIFFERENTIATION b. TURNAROUND C. RETRENCHMENT d. PORTFOLIO RESTRUCTURING e. VERTICAL INTEGRATION QUESTION 9 2 points Save Answer A rating of "8" on the CPAM criterion of STRATEGIC FIT means: a the company has littleo strategic fits with the rest of the corporation's companies in its portfolio. b. the company has high strategic fits with the rest of the corporation's companies in its portfolio. QUESTION 10 2 points Save Answer A corporation has plotted its companies on the BCG matrix. One company is plotted in the upper left-hand corner of the matrix. Two companies are plotted in the lower right quadrant such that one company plots in the upper right-hand corner and the other plots in the upper left-hand corner of that quadrant. Another business plots in the lower left-hand corner of the matrix. Which of the following statements is true? a. This is a well-balanced portfolio. b. Cash flows should go to the DOGS. c. The corporation needs to use the CONSERVATIVE Method such that the two upper-most DOGS are then changed to plot as lower CASH TRAPs. This will give them a well-balanced portfolio with two CASH TRAPS, one DOG, One CASH COW, and one STAR. d. The LIBERAL METHOD should be used to reposition the companies to provide a well-balanced portfolio. e. None of these are correct