ACCT/FINC
MIS/MGMT
MKTG/SCMT
Writing and Critical Thinking
Random Trivia
100

A company's first sale of stock to the public is known by these three letters.

IPO

100

These raw, unorganized facts become information once they've been processed, organized, or interpreted.

Data

100

Marketers use this term, the first of the 4Ps, to refer to goods, services, or even ideas.

Product

100

Name a takeaway from the LinkedIn Business Writing Module.

Use lists, bottom line up front, etc.

100

How many yell leaders do we have currently?

Five
200

This financial statement summarizes a firm's financial position at a specific point in time and always follows the equation Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity.

Balance sheet

200

While a mission statement focuses on the "what" and "how," this statement focuses on the "why," describing an organization's aspirations and the wider impact it hopes to create.

Vision statement

200

This is the specific group of consumers toward which a firm could direct its marketing efforts.

Target market

200

What are the components of the 11 sentence paragraph?

Topic sentence, First major detail, first minor detail, second minor detail, Second major detail, first minor detail, second minor detail, Third major detail, first minor detail, second minor detail, concluding sentence

200

What year did Texas A&M open?

1876

300

Revenue minus cost of goods sold gives you this figure on an income statement.

Gross profit

300

Planning, organizing, and leading are three of the four primary functions of managers. This is the fourth, which involves monitoring progress and correcting deviations from the plan.

Controlling

300

This inventory management system receives goods from suppliers at the exact time they're needed, reducing storage costs.

Just in time inventory management

300

What do you call the factors you consider when deciding between alternatives?

Criteria for success

300

Two people in this class have a twin. Who are they?

Ananya and Kyle

400

Only this type of accountant, who has passed an exam from the American Institute of CPAs, can issue an auditor's opinion on a firm's financial statements.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

400

This computerized resource-planning system combines information about a firm's suppliers and customers with its internally generated data.

enterprise resource planning (ERP)

400

Atmospherics, meaning how a store or website looks, falls under this one of the 4Ps, along with transportation, location, and inventory.

Place (distribution)

400

Name a counterargument for single-use paper bags only (no charge) in the Green Grocer case.

More expensive than plastic bags etc.

400

Name four Leonardo DiCaprio movies

Titanic, Catch me if you can, Wolf of Wall Street, etc.

500

This ratio of net profit to the number of common shares outstanding measures the dollars earned by each share of stock.

Earnings per share (EPS)

500

This architectural design of a network is used to manage security and access.

Network segmentation

500

Distinct from operations, which converts resources into goods and services, this supply chain term refers to coordinating the flow of goods, services, people, facilities, or supplies.

Logistics

500

Name two pieces of evidence from Commuter Rail that support complete shutdown.

The consultants, Alternative transportation, etc.

500

What did Deer and her husband go for vacation this past summer?

The Azores

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