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100

What's the difference between tangible and intangible? Give two examples. 

Something you can touch vs something you cannot touch that may just be a concept or an action. 

Ex: Good and Service

100

What are Pension Managers and what do they do? 

Pension Managers conservatively and actively manage pension funds. Pension funds are investment pools that pay for employee retirement commitments. Funds are paid for by either employee, employers, or both.

100

What is the difference between:

1. CC 

2. BCC

3. Reply All 

4. Attachment (give examples)

1. carbon copy (CC).

2. blind carbon copy (BCC) only people you sent it to can see you sent it to them (cannot see if you sent an email to multiple people)

3. Respond to not only the sender but every one the email was sent to

D. an attachment (pdf - cannot edit, word doc)

100

Which of the following types of business organizations reduces or limits the risk of its stockholders:
   A. Franchise
   B. Sole proprietorship
   C. Corporation
   D. Partnership

 C. Corporation

100

Which of the following is a production activity?

A. Receiving

B. Advertising

C. Scheduling

D. Marketing

C. scheduling

200

What is the difference between horizontal and vertical communication? Example

Horizontal would be with peers or co-workers

Vertical would be with people either above or below you in leadership


200

What is a break-even point? Give an example. 

There is no net loss or gain, and one has "broken even"

200

During an economic recession, a destination's hotels are more likely to experience


A. higher property taxes.

B. lower occupancy rates.

C. lower unemployment rates.

D. higher labor costs.


Lower occupancy rates.

 During an economic recession, consumers and businesses spend less money ->

When spending decreases, fewer people travel for leisure or business purposes, which results in unsold hotel rooms. ->

When hotel rooms are not sold, the facilities' occupancy rates decrease. ->

When occupancy rates decrease, hotels tend to lay off employees to lower their labor costs ->

 which results in an increase in the unemployment rate in the community.

200

Businesses that carry a considerable assortment of goods but only one or a few related product lines are __________ businesses.
   A. specialty
   B. discount
   C. service
   D. limited-line

  D. limited-line

Limited-line businesses specialize in the products that they offer for sale. They usually carry an excellent assortment of those goods. Service businesses perform intangible activities that satisfy the wants of consumers or industrial users. Specialty businesses typically carry a very limited variety of products. Discount businesses sell products at reduced prices and usually carry a variety of items.

200

To understand how team members perform their project tasks, project managers should possess __________ skills. 

A. Negotiation

B. Interpersonal

C. Persuasive

D. Technical

D. Technical

300

SWOT ANALYSIS? WHAT IS IT!! :)

Strengths 

Weaknesses 

Opportunities 

Threats 

300

What is a rebate? Give an example

A partial refund to someone who has paid too much money for tax. 

300

What is the minimum wage in Texas? What is the minimum wage in New York?

Texas- $7.25

New York- $12.00

300

Which of the following types of business organizations reduces or limits the risk of its stockholders:

A. Franchise

B. Sole proprietorship

C. Corporation

D. Partnership

C. Corporation

A corporation, which is owned by its stockholders, limits the losses or risks to the amount

each individual owner has invested in the corporation. The other types of business organizations are not

owned by stockholders. A partnership usually divides the risk among two or three partners. In a sole

proprietorship, the owner generally assumes all of the risk. A franchise is a contractual agreement

between a parent company and a franchisee to distribute goods and services.

300

Which of the following is a characteristic of product extensions in the hospitality and tourism industry:

A. A necessary part of the hospitality and tourism experience

B. Related to the original product

C. Expensive addition to a trip

D. Sold only to generate income

B. related to the original product

400

Come up with a wow factor for a roleplay PI "Explain the concept of marketing strategies" and the situation is: You are being asked for ideas to market a party boat

Vary

400

What is the NDA? 

A non-disclosure agreement is a legally binding contract that establishes a confidential relationship. The party or parties signing the agreement agree that sensitive information they may obtain will not be made available to any others.

400

The exchange rate between U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars, which is determined by the unimpeded interaction of supply and demand in the foreign exchange market, is a __________ exchange rate.



A. floating

B. fixed

C. pegged

D. cross


A Floating. An exchange rate is a specification of how much two currencies (such as the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar) are worth in relation to each other. 

A floating exchange rate (also known as a free-floating exchange rate) is determined by the unimpeded interaction of supply and demand in the foreign exchange market with no government intervention. 

A fixed exchange rate is established and maintained at a specific level by the government.

 A pegged exchange rate is similar to a fixed one-government intervention directly influences the exchange rate. 

A cross exchange rate is the rate of two currencies that are not directly quoted against each other. Instead, the two currencies are each quoted against a common currency such as the U.S. dollar.

400

What is Sugging?

The unethical act of selling a product or service under the guise of conducting market research. 


400

What data-mining technique uses "if-then" criteria to classify objects in a database?

A. Neural networking

B. Histogram

C. Rule induction

D. Quantitative reasoning

C. Rule Induction.