Finance
With a lending investment, investors do which of the following:
A. Avoid taking any risk
B. Maintain a minimum amount of money in the investment
C. Allow borrowers to use their money for a price
D. Hire a financial advisor
C. Allow borrowers to use their money for a price
Which of the following is a standard function of most spreadsheet software programs:
A. Creating slide presentations
B. Performing financial calculations
C. Preparing promotional brochures
D. Managing database files
B. Performing financial calculations
The equipment, ingredients, and employee labor at a restaurant are all
A. mass production.
B. objectives.
C. inputs.
D. productivity.
C. inputs.
What type of customer questions everything that an employee tells them?
A. Disagreeable
B. Domineering/Superior
C. Slow/Methodical
D. Suspicious
D. Suspicious
Janelle and Kirk are members of a work team and disagree about how to proceed with a new project. What type of conflict are Janelle and Kirk experiencing?
A. Emotional
B. Functional
C. Secondary
D. Internal
B. Functional
High levels of investment in new plants and equipment indicate producers expect a(n)
A. increase in consumer spending.
B. decrease in consumer spending.
C. decrease in sales-stock ratio.
D. shortage of consumer goods.
A. increase in consumer spending.
Which of the following areas of management and administration is often referred to as “support staff”:
A. Human resource management
B. Business information management
C. General management
D. Administrative services
D. Administrative services
Abeytu sent requests for price quotes to seven different chemical companies and is waiting to review the suppliers’ proposed prices before making a selection. Abeytu is conducting
A. competitive bidding.
B. blanket ordering.
C. forecasts.
D. negotiations.
A. competitive bidding.
When an individual invests in a mutual fund, they are
A. taking on a high level of investing risk.
B. pooling their money with other investors.
C. selecting their own investment options.
D. purchasing corporate and government bonds.
B. pooling their money with other investors.
Which of the following is a capability of presentation software:
A. Connecting several computers
B. Combining animation and sound
C. Copying and printing documents
D. Calculating mathematical data
B. Combining animation and sound
The first task in creating a risk-management plan is
A. identifying as many known risks as possible.
B. figuring out how team members will communicate.
C. determining how to avoid risks.
D. strategizing for limiting the impact of risks.
A. identifying as many known risks as possible.
When using an online search engine to obtain business information, employees should enter __________ in the search engine's __________ field.
A. keywords; query
B. ordinary slang; subject
C. vague terms; reply
D. general phrases; answer
A. keywords; query
Bedazzled Jewelry Store's sales revenue increased by 28% during the two-week period that it ran a TV commercial, which advertised discounts on its bracelets and necklaces. Based on the information provided, what can the jewelry store conclude?
A. It is important to order additional inventory for an advertised sale to avoid stockouts.
B. The promotion boosted short-term sales.
C. The store sold more necklaces than bracelets.
D. The store's sales revenues will continue to increase over time.
B. The promotion boosted short-term sales.
The owner receives all of the profits of the business and can act quickly in making business decisions when the form of business ownership is a
A. corporation.
B. sole proprietorship.
C. joint venture.
D. partnership.
B. sole proprietorship.
Inventing and testing a brand-new type of water-filtration system is an example of a(n) __________ project.
A. platform
B. R&D
C. derivative
D. breakthrough
B. R&D
What function of money enables a person to save their wealth until it is needed?
A. Incentive
B. Unit of measure
C. Store of value
D. Medium of exchange
C. Store of value
Which of the following factors have provided businesses with more opportunities to buy and sell products at the international level:
A. Language barriers
B. Strict safety standards
C. Free trade agreements
D. Protectionism
C. Free trade agreements
The Spikeland Corporation produced a product that was unsafe for children but failed to include a warning label on the product's packaging. Several children were harmed because of the company's inaction. This is an example of which of the following torts:
A. Defamation
B. Conversion
C. Negligence
D. Assault
C. Negligence
Emilio is presenting at a sales meeting and wants to show how much of the year's total revenue came from each region. What kind of graphic aid should Emilio use?
A. Flowchart
B. Bar graph
C. Line graph
D. Pie chart
D. Pie chart
Which form of technology creates tangible prototypes and products?
A. 3D printing
B. Social media
C. Smartphones
D. Computer-aided design
A. 3D printing
What type of financial firm offers multiple types of financial products using one pool of capital?
A. Consolidated cross-product parent company
B. Fully integrated financial services provider
C. Universal bank and trust corporation
D. Financial holding company
B. Fully integrated financial services provider
A business's expense reports and cash-register receipts are sources of __________ research data.
A. internal, quantitative
B. external, quantitative
C. elementary, qualitative
D. organic, qualitative
A. internal, quantitative
To get a business up and running, a licensee must pay a licensor an initial fee of $11,250. If the business's total startup costs are $75,000, what percentage of the startup costs is the business paying the licensor?
A. 18.5%
B. 17%
C. 15%
D. 12.5%
C. 15%
Which of the following organizations should be contacted if a service business is not following health and safety regulations:
A. Utilities commission
B. Government agency
C. Local chamber of commerce
D. Regional risk coalition
B. Government agency
Stella has just finished designing the webpage for her new business. Next, she needs to select a __________ and register the website's __________.
A. media permit; server
B. hyperlink; modem
C. web host; domain name
D. file link; Ethernet
C. web host; domain name