Business Final Pt. 2

What specific gas is internationally considered a top concern for air pollution?

• carbon monoxide

• nitrogen dioxide

• carbon dioxide

• greenhouse gas

• hydrogen monoxide

n 2001, Deborah Williams was fired from her sales clerk's job at the Walgreens store in North Mall after refusing to work on Sundays. The Christian Reformed Church, of which she was a member, prohibited working on Sunday. Therefore, she did not go to work on those days even though she was scheduled to do so. Ms. Williams filed a lawsuit against the company because she felt her rights had been violated. Which rights were violated?

• The rights to be heard and to work

• The rights to safety and to be informed

• The rights to be informed and to be heard

• The rights to life and to work

• The rights to equal treatment in the workplace

While the global economy continued to grow robustly until 2007, economic performance ______.

• was sluggish then stopped in 2009

• was advancing at an equal pace

• outstripped the global economy

• continued gradually

Thomas Bernerd, Inc.

Thomas Bernerd, Inc., manufactures and sells reclining furniture. The company currently operates in the United States but wishes to expand overseas. The company managers have been contemplating the best way to enter the foreign market. At first, the management felt it would be in the company's best interest to let a foreign company use its product and brand in exchange for a royalty. The managers recognized, however, that before the company decided on its foreign strategy it needed to think through all the steps required to enter an international market. As such, the managers believed they needed to consult with some type of agency to help their firm compete more effectively in the global marketplace.

After all the research was completed, the senior managers realized that they wanted to export their product. The managers decided that the transport carrier would notify them when the merchandise was shipped. This would avoid any confusion about lost shipments and ensure better communication with the receiving parties.

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Refer to Thomas Bernerd, Inc. Which agency should the managers at Thomas Bernerd, Inc. seek assistance from?

• GATT

• Trade Information Center

• World Trade Association

• U.S. Export Assistance Centers

• U.S. and Foreign Commercial Services

Which bank includes main goals of promoting exchange rate stability and assisting in establishing a multilateral system of payments?

• The Export-Import Bank of the United States

• The Asian Development Bank

• The International Monetary Fund

• The Inter-American Development Bank

• The Multilateral Development Bank

When the United States levies a tax on coffee from Colombia, this type of tax is a(n)

• export duty

• barter

• import

• tariff

• responsibility

Kroger grocery stores would most likely be classified as

• service businesses

• sole proprietorships

• a marketing intermediary

• manufacturing establishments

• perfect competition

Bill had a problem with a coffee maker he purchased recently. He has been trying for days to speak with the company by calling its toll-free number, but it rings forever or sends him through a long menu with no opportunity to speak to an individual or to leave a message. Bill feels his basic consumer right to ____ has been violated?

• saftey

• be informed

• be heard

• choose

• privacy

You are the executive vice president for Netherland Tires. You have the responsibility to locate land for a new distribution center in Mississippi, and you own over 1,000 acres of land near one site in Tupelo. This could create for you

• a code of ethics

• the usual decision-making problems of cost versus benefit to Netherland Tires

• a wonderful, ethical opportunity to make a lot of money

• an ethical opportunity to move the distribution center to your hometown

• a conflict of interest

When Sony Corporation of Japan purchased Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. of the United States, Sony made a(n)

• countertrade with Columbia Pictures

• indirect investment in the United States

• direct investment in the United States

• strategic alliance with Columbia Pictures

• exporting agreement with the United States