One of the Important, If Not the Most Important, Uses

One of the important, if not the most important, uses of portfolio management tools is

A) to identify strategic linkages between the businesses in the portfolio.
B) to effectively allocate capital to the different businesses in the portfolio.
C) to shame the managers of underperforming businesses into higher levels of performance.
D) to show analysts the structure of the conglomerate in a way that could be easily understood.