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Day 1 Suggested Solutions




                  Chapter 11




                  SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS










                  CHAPTER TWO – QUIZ



                  Question                          Response

                  What does Trigg Adventure         Trigg Adventure designs, manufactures and installs
                  (“Trigg”) do?                     children’s outdoor play equipment (p2)




                  Who are the shareholders?         Family owned limited company (p2)
                                                    •  75% Tony Trigg (Managing Director)
                                                    •  25% Ben Darcy (Production Director)



                  Where is it based?                Fawland, in central Europe (p2)




                  How many markets does the         Two (p2)
                  company operate in?               •  Domestic
                                                    •  Commercial


                  Give two differences between      1. Commercial market growing rapidly but domestic
                  these markets                        market in maturity (p2)
                                                    2. Domestic market suffers more from seasonality (p2)
                                                    3. Commercial customers expect ground work to be
                                                       carried out and installation (p2)


                  What recent personnel changes     1. Stanley Trigg retired, so Tony has taken over as MD (p2)
                  have happened to the Trigg?       2. New Design Manager role created – Grace Lucas
                                                       recruited



                  Why is there a drive for new      1. Changes in personnel – e.g. Tony has different ideas to
                  product ranges (p2)?                 his father
                                                    2. To reverse recent decline in profitability (p2)









                  KAPLAN PUBLISHING                                                                    43
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