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How Well Do You Know Mr. Pohlen??
100

When a company first offers its shares to the public for sale, this event is called:

  • An Initial Public Offering
  • A stock dividend distribution
  • A market capitalization event
  • A bond maturity date
  • An Initial Public Offering
100

A tax placed on imported goods to make foreign products more expensive and protect domestic producers is called:

  • A subsidy
  • A quota ceiling
  • A trade deficit
  • A tariff
  • A tariff
100

The law that states consumers will buy less of a product as its price rises is called:

  • The Law of Demand
  • The Law of Supply
  • Market equilibrium
  • Consumer surplus
  • The Law of Demand
100

A manager who sets all company rules without asking for any employee input is using which leadership style?

  • Laissez-faire
  • Autocratic
  • Democratic
  • Consultative
  • Autocratic
100

Grouping employees who perform similar functions — like all marketing staff together and all finance staff together — is called:

  • Delegation
  • Departmentalization
  • Span of control
  • Chain of command
  • Departmentalization
100

Your paycheck after taxes and deductions have been removed is called your:

  • Net pay
  • Gross pay
  • Total compensation
  • Base salary

net pay

100

Challenge

1 vs 1

Highest Score Flappy Bird

100

What is Mr. Pohlen's shoe size?:

a) 10W

b) 11W

c) 12W

d) 13W

c) 12W

200

A portfolio that holds stocks from technology, healthcare, real estate, and energy sectors is best described as:

  • Highly concentrated
  • Well diversified
  • Speculative and risky
  • A single-asset strategy
  • Well diversified
200

A fast food chain entering Japan changes its menu to include local flavors and partners with regional suppliers. This strategy is called:

  • Standardization
  • Market saturation
  • Cultural adaption
  • Supply chain restructuring
  • Cultural adaptation
200

When quantity supplied and quantity demanded are equal in a market, the market has reached:

  • A surplus condition
  • A shortage condition
  • Equilibrium
  • Price elasticity
  • Equilibrium
200

Which management function involves measuring actual results against set standards and making corrections when needed?

  • Planning
  • Organizing
  • Staffing
  • Controlling
  • Controlling
200

When a manager assigns a task to an employee along with the authority needed to complete it, this is called:

  • Centralization
  • Scientific management
  • Delegation of authority
  • Chain of command
  • Delegation of authority
200

Which of the following is a fixed expense in a monthly budget?

  • Grocery bills
  • Gas for your car
  • Monthly rent payment
  • Restaurant meals
  • Monthly rent payment
200

Challenge - Closest too...

Money in my wallet

200

Which one of these is True?

A. Mr. Pohlen was part of a theft ring at his high school cafeteria in Los Angeles

B. Mr. Pohlen has lost over $15,000 in the Stock Market

C. Mr. Pohlen cannot swim

D. Mr. Pohlen's favorite meal is a prime rib dinner

D. Mr. Pohlen's favorite meal is a prime rib dinner

300

An investor buys a stock not because of the company's fundamentals, but simply hoping to sell it to someone else at a higher price later. This strategy is known as:

  • Value investing
  • The Greater Fool Theory
  • Dollar-cost averaging
  • Index fund strategy
  • The Greater Fool Theory
300

Which of the following represents a distribution challenge a company might face?

  • A competitor lowering their prices
  • A product sitting in a warehouse unable to reach store shelves on time
  • A customer choosing a substitute product
  • A government raising corporate tax rates
  • A product sitting in a warehouse unable to reach store shelves on time


300

A product whose demand barely changes even when prices rise significantly — like insulin — is best described as:

  • Elastic
  • A substitute good
  • A complement good
  • Inelastic
  • Inelastic
300

A manager tells her employees, "You can handle this project however you see fit — I trust your judgment." She is using which leadership style?

  • Autocratic
  • Democratic
  • Laissez-faire
  • Scientific management
  • Laissez-faire
300

An organizational structure that combines both functional departments and product-based teams, where employees report to two managers, is called:

  • A matrix structure
  • A flat structure
  • A hierarchical structure
  • A divisional structure

D. A matrix structure

300

Which habit is most effective for building a strong credit score over time?

  • Opening many new credit cards quickly
  • Closing old accounts and starting fresh
  • Maxing out your cards to show high usage
  • Paying your balance on time and keeping utilization low
  • Paying your balance on time and keeping utilization low
300

Challenge 

1 vs 1

Math

1,248 ÷ 6

300

 How many times has Mr. Pohlen been to the ERA's tour?

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

A) 0

400

A stock with a market cap of $500 million would be classified as:

  • A large-cap stock
  • A mid-cap stock
  • A small-cap stock
  • A mega-cap stock
  • A small-cap stock
400

A company researches the age, income, and education level of its target market. It is collecting:

  • Demographic data
  • Psychographic data
  • Macroeconomic indicators
  • Competitive intelligence
  • Demographic data
400

A baker is willing to sell a loaf of bread for $3 but sells it for $5. The producer surplus in this transaction is:

  • $3
  • $5
  • $2
  • $8
  • $2
400

Long-range planning that sets broad company goals and direction over many years is called:

  • Tactical planning
  • Operational planning
  • Supervisory planning
  • Strategic planning
  • Strategic planning
400

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, after physiological and safety needs are met, an employee will next seek:

  • Self-actualization
  • Esteem needs
  • Financial independence
  • Social belonging needs


  • Social belonging needs
400

You carry a $500 credit card balance for a full year at 24% APR and make no payments. Approximately how much interest will you owe?

  • $50
  • $120
  • $240
  • $500
  • $120
400

Silent Charades 

(Challenge a group!)

Toy Story

400

Which one of these is True?

A. Mr. Pohlen had to go through an 8-hour driver retraining program because he received 3 traffic tickets within 1 year

B. Mr. Pohlen used to eat sushi about once a week, until he went to a restaurant in Trumbull where he ate a meal that caused him to go to the ER

C. Mr. Pohlen has had a legitimate hole-in-one during an 18-hole round of golf

D. Mr. Pohlen's favorite class is Intro to Business

C. Mr. Pohlen has had a legitimate hole-in-one during an 18-hole round of golf

500

You invest $1,000 in a Roth 401(k) for 30 years. When you retire and withdraw your funds, you will:

  • Pay taxes on both contributions and gains
  • Receive a government bonus for early saving
  • Be penalized for withdrawing before age 80
  • Owe no taxes since you already paid them upfront
  • Owe no taxes since you already paid them upfront
500

In a SWOT analysis, a new competitor entering your market would most likely be classified as:

  • A weakness
  • An opportunity
  • A threat
  • A strength

a threat

500

A new factory robot cuts production costs in half for a shoe manufacturer. According to the Law of Supply, what most likely happens next?

  • Supply decreases because workers are nervous
  • Supply stays the same since price didn't change
  • Demand automatically increases as well
  • Supply increases because producing is now cheaper
  • Supply increases because producing is now cheaper
500

According to Herzberg's motivation theory, salary and safe working conditions are considered:

  • The most powerful motivators for high performance
  • Factors that prevent dissatisfaction but don't deeply inspire employees
  • Irrelevant to modern workplace motivation
  • The primary drivers of employee creativity
  • Factors that prevent dissatisfaction but don't deeply inspire employees
500

The Hawthorne Studies led by Elton Mayo most famously concluded that:

  • Lighting and temperature are the top drivers of productivity
  • Workers are primarily motivated by financial incentives alone
  • Employee productivity rises when workers feel they are being noticed and valued
  • Theory X management is the most effective approach
  • Employee productivity rises when workers feel they are being noticed and valued
500

A recent graduate is comparing two job offers in different cities. The best reason to research cost of living in each city is to:

  • Understand how far each salary will actually go toward covering real expenses
  • Find the city with the best nightlife and entertainment
  • Determine which state has the lowest income tax
  • Identify future real estate investment opportunities
  • Understand how far each salary will actually go toward covering real expenses
500

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Contexto

500

Which one of these is a lie?

A. Mr. Pohlen does not have an appendix

B. Mr. Pohlen did not know what his first name was when he entered preschool

C. Mr. Pohlen peed on his sister at Disneyland

D. Mr. Pohlen has 3 children

B. Mr. Pohlen did not know what his first name was when he entered preschool