Business Quiz 10-31-22

Which automotive company has temporarily suspended advertising on Twitter after Elon Musk's takeover?

• Toyota

• General Motors

• Honda

• Tesla

Workers at Manhattan Starbucks and Amazon Go stores did what last week?

• Quit in large numbers

• Went on strike

• Filed a petition to hold a union election

• Held a benefit dance marathon at Carnegie Hall

Restaurant operating hours are ____ compared to 2019.

• shorter

• longer

Name this famous entrepreneur.

• Deion "Prime Time" Sanders, former NFL star

• Steve Sanders, Beverly Hills 90210 character

• Harlan "Colonel" Sanders, founder of KFC

• Clarence Saunders, founder of Piggly Wiggly

Name this Wisconsin company, headquarters pictured here.

• Uline

• Roundy's

• ABC Supply

• JJ Keller

Menards buys a box of screws for $1.49 and sells it for $1.99. What is the markup?

• 50%

• 0%

• 34%

• 75%

A ____ is the distribution of a company's earnings to its shareholders.

• cash payout

• dividend

• bonus

• stock buyback

Which of these is an example of mass marketing?

• Mail

• Email

• Text messages

• All of the above

Which of these definitions best describes "due diligence"?

• A small paper form that a bank customer includes when depositing funds into a bank account.

• An investigation, audit, or review performed to confirm facts or details of a matter under consideration.

• The failure to make required interest or principal repayments on a debt, whether that debt is a loan or a security.

• None of these

What is this?

• A small, portable speaker

• A medical device for measuring blood sugar levels

• A miniature version of The Black Keys' 1987 hit album "Back in Black, Jack"

• Betamax, an alternative to VHS videotapes