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