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Chapter 2




                  FAMILIARISATION QUIZ




                  INTRODUCTION

                  Attempt this quiz after you have read the pre-seen at least twice. Try not to refer to the pre-seen
                  material when answering the questions unless you really can’t remember. However it is better to
                  look for the answers in the pre-seen if necessary rather than turning straight to the quiz solutions.


                  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                                                                      3
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