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Mr. Harris MBA, MHRM #POBF Final Review
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1
Which is an example of a speculative business risk?
A customer is injured at a business and sues the company.
A supplier's shipment is lost in transit.
A cashier gives unauthorized discounts to friends.
A special promotion fails to increase sales.
2
A local dry cleaner that also launders and presses shirts is selling:
specialty goods.
tangible items.
consumer services.
industrial supplies.
3
Which is a reason that natural resources are considered limited?
Some countries are unable to manufacture them.
Technology has advanced faster than training.
People lack training or skills needed to do a job.
The earth has certain boundaries.
4
A reason why businesses are required to keep accident records is for:
personal liability.
Social Security Act.
Good Samaritan Law.
insurance purposes.
5
Which question should be answered by the purchasing function?
How will merchandise be shipped to us?
How can we inform customers of available merchandise?
How can we protect merchandise from pilferage?
How much merchandise should we buy?
6
Which situations would cause prices to rise?
Insects destroy a large cotton crop.
newspaper article describes poor service provided by a hotel
The corn crop is unusually large one summer.
Animal rights activists march in front of a fur store.
7
Which do managers often set in order to control the work effort?
hiring objectives
diversity quotas
job standards
expense budgets
8
By purchasing just the quantity of supplies that is needed, purchasing can:
provide an uninterrupted flow of supplies.
minimize inventory investment.
plan the company's cash flow.
buy supplies at the lowest possible price.
9
Businesses not be able to determine if they are meeting their financial goals without accurate:
accounting systems.
marketing plans.
distribution systems.
production plans.
10
What is one of the
most
important components of the production process?
new technology
human resources
inputs and outputs
goods and services
11
Which is an example of ethical business behavior?
using advertisements to confuse customers
testing products to ensure they are safe to use
accepting a bribe from a prominent customer
disclosing partial information about products
12
According to the marketing concept, which option demonstrates customer orientation?
convincing a buyer to buy
finding out what a buyer wants
advertising the features of a product
researching a firm's competitors
13
Which protects employees from liability when they administer first aid to customers?
Good Samaritan Law
Health and Human Services Department
Workers' compensation
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
14
Trey compares the prices offered by different vendors for the same goods and services.
invoice payment
bid analysis
price fixing
receipt of goods
15
The role of finance in business often involves:
obtaining funds.
monitoring expenses.
paying employees.
buying supplies.
16
A characteristic of a sole proprietorship is that the owner:
receives all the profit.
has access to unlimited funds.
transfers all the risk.
delegates all functions.
17
A type of business ownership in which one or more of the owners does
not
have full liability is
limited partnership.
general partnership.
service organization.
sole proprietorship.
18
Which provides government protection of business property?
patents
economic incentives
revenues
consumer protection laws
19
Which is a characteristic of human resources management?
working with people
evaluating supervisors
developing leaders
scheduling the work
20
Which change provides the
most
time utility for a consumer?
arriving at a product trade show early
shopping for a product in the morning
staying open for business on the weekend
asking for early delivery of a product
21
A killing frost destroys 80% of Florida's citrus crop. This will
most likely
create:
inelastic demand.
a seller's market.
pure competition.
a buyer's market.
22
Business ethics involve considering issues about what is:
right and wrong.
safe and unsafe.
positive and negative.
legal and illegal.
23
Which processes turn economic resources into goods and services?
marketing
distribution
promotion
production
24
company decided to sell stock to raise capital. What form of business does the company operate?
proprietorship
partnership
corporation
cooperative
25
A business that begins selling winter holiday decorations in late autumn, creating what utility?
form
place
time
possession
26
Which occurs when the supply of individuals who are able and willing to work diminishes?
Capital goods become unlimited.
Human resources become limited.
Human resources become unlimited.
Capital goods become limited.
27
A manager who helps an employee count the money in a cash drawer and prepare a bank deposit
aggressive behavior.
creativity.
technical skills.
natural talent.
28
Who decides how goods and services will be marketed in a private enterprise economic system?
business people
legislators
consumers
competitors
29
a private enterprise economic system, the interaction of supply and demand primarily determines
product prices.
government regulation.
economic choices.
the extent of pollution.
30
The usefulness of a product to consumers is referred to as product:
consumption
utility
allocation
scarcity
31
For a business, income remaining after payment of expenses is:
capital
debt
profit
loss
32
Which group of words
best
describes wants?
limited, changing, and compensating
limited, unchanging, and competing
unlimited, unchanging, and compensating
unlimited, changing, and competing
33
Businesses use the information collected through the accounting process to prepare accurate:
promissory notes.
inventory forms.
purchase orders.
balance sheets.
34
Which would probably result if a business reduced its marketing costs?
decreased need for customer contact with businesses
increased costs of production
decreased variety of consumer goods
increased consumer awareness of goods and services
35
Which factor has aided the
most
in creating a global business environment?
government
exchange rate
technology
cultural change
36
Assets a company already owns and can use to finance a new venture are called:
return on capital.
accounts payable.
equity
dividends
37
What is one of the main reasons why businesses need to keep accurate accounting records?
to control expenses
to eliminate risks
to follow procedures
to regulate taxes
38
When businesses invest funds to expand, they are involved in the process of:
capitalism
depreciation
selling
finance
39
When prices increase, producers usually:
decrease profits.
increase supply.
increase demand.
decrease supply.
40
How frequently should the operations function which consists mainly of activities, be performed
weekly
yearly
monthly
daily