It is both reasonable and wise for a company to consider modifying its strategy to strongly differentiate its branded footwear from the offerings of rival companies on the basis of a broad selection of models/styles and high S/Q ratings which it sells at well above-average prices when A. Many other rival companies have a lower cost per branded pair sold in all four geographiC region, as reported on p. 7 of the most recent FIR.
B. Managers are frustrated by the company's inability to sell enough highly-differentiated branded pairs at premium prices to become the market share leader in most every geographic region.
C. Company's total production costs per branded pair produced at each of the company's production facilities are close to the industry average and its overall costs per branded pair sold are also close to the industry average in every geographic region, as reported on pp. 6 and 7 of the FIR
D. One or more rivals are marketing 200-300 models/styles of branded footwear with the same (or higher) S/Q ratings at lower retail prices in the Internet segment and lower average wholesale prices in the Wholesale segment, as revealed in the Comparative Competitive Efforts section of the CIR.
E. The company is struggling to achieve the five investor-expected performance targets because the global market for branded footwear is crowded with rival companies trying to outcompete each other with mostly copycat strategies aimed at the relatively small segment of buyers willing to pay premium prices for a wide selection of models/styles having high S/Q ratings

steering wheels are always situated on the left side of the car.

always drive on the right side of the road.

white lines separate lanes of traffic traveling the same direction.

hashed or broken lines means you may change lanes when it is safe.

solid white lines mean stay in your lane.

yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposing directions.

hashed or broken yellow lines mean you can carefully pass, paying attention to oncoming traffic.

never cross a solid yellow line (or double yellow line).

when turning left at an intersection, pass in front of any cars that are turning left from the opposing direction (do not try to pass behind them).

use the left lane to pass other cars traveling your direction.

do not pass in the right lane unless absolutely necessary.

if you are driving in the far left hand lane and someone would like to pass you, move over to the right lane when it is safe to do so and allow them to pass.

you must always yield to pedestrians.

come to a complete stop whenever you see pedestrians trying to cross the street.

never pass a school bus if it has flashing red lights. wait until the lights have stopped.

be aware of bicyclists. often they share the road with cars and are supposed to also follow general traffic laws.

be particularly careful about driving in cities with bike lanes -- always check before turning that a bike is not coming.

it is mandatory to pull over or stop at an intersection to allow an emergency vehicle to pass you if you see one traveling with lights flashing and/or a siren running.

do not overuse your car horn. horns are used almost exclusively for emergency situations or for when you feel unsafe.

explanation:

answer; empowerment and collaboration;

answer; realistic job preview;