WorksheetsBusiness Operations
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of the following is an advantage of job production relative to other production methods?
Unit costs will be lower
Production speeds are faster
Workers may be better motivated
Fewer resources are needed
Dental treatment is provided using which form of production?
Flow production
Batch production
Job production
Capital-intensive production
A manufacturer employs 18 machinists in a workshop. During a single week, 1440 pairs of jeans are produced. Therefore, labour productivity per worker for the week was how many pairs of jeans
80 pairs
25 920 pairs
1440 pairs
18 pairs
Which of the the following products is likely to be made using batch production?
Mobile phones
Toilet paper
Petrol
Clothes
Which of the following is an advantage of just-in-time production?
Labour productivity is increased
Stock holding costs are significantly reduced
Lead times are lengthened
Dependence on the reliability of suppliers increases
Lean production focuses on which of the following?
Increasing labour productivity
Improving cash flow
Using fewer resources
Making production more capital intensive
What does kaizen mean?
Land of the rising sun
Continuous improvement
Multi-skilling
Market orientated
Which of the following is a practice associated with kaizen?
Extension strategies
Skimming
Product differentiation
Empowerment
Which of the following is a feature of TQM?
Quality chains
Product differentiation
Cash flow forecasting
Labour intensive production methods
Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of TQM
Waste and inefficiences rise
It is expensive to implement
It is not recognised globally
It is unclear
Employing a specialist cost accountant in a growing business is an example of which type of economy?
Technical economy
Risk-bearing economy
Managerial economic
Marketing economy
What impact will internal economies of scale have on costs?
Total costs will fall
Average costs will rise
Variable costs will rise
Average costs will fall
Which of the following is an example of an external economy of scale?
Increased cooperation and information sharing between businesses
Rising costs of inputs
Lower costs owing to bulk buying
Better efficiency resulting from the specialisation of labour
Which of the following is a possible time limit to business growth?
Fall in the exchange rate
Government restrictions
Marketing constraints
Lack of finance
