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Global business

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How is a tariff best described?
a)
A tax on imports
b)
A violation of human rights
c)
Comparative Advantage
d)
Contributing to a favorable balance of trade
2.
A nation may put a limit on the amount of foreign goods imported by placing a _____ on these goods.
a)
Export
b)
Quota
c)
Deficit
d)
Trade Surplus
3.
The ability of a country to produce a product at a lower cost than another country is called...
a)
Free trade
b)
Comparative Advantage
c)
Balance of trade
d)
Import quota
4.
NAFTA was made among...
a)
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico
b)
European Countries
c)
Developing Countries
d)
The U.S., Russia, and China
5.
An important force that is driving globalization are multinationals, which are...
a)
UN peacekeeping forces
b)
Large firms that do business in many countries
c)
Organizations that promote conservation
d)
Made up of business leaders from developing countries
6.
The set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share is known as: 
a)
behavior
b)
interdependence
c)
culture
d)
diffusion
7.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
8.
Goods or services that a country sells to other nations
a)
Duty
b)
Tariff
c)
Export
d)
Import
9.
Goods or services that a country buys from other nations.
a)
Duty
b)
Tariff
c)
Export
d)
Import
10.
What is a franchise?
a)
Where a business sells the rights to their brand
b)
Where you have full control
c)
Where you keep all the profits
11.
When two or more companies agree to share a business project and share the profits, they are operating a _____.
a)
franchise
b)
joint venture
12.
What is an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country?
a)
Tariff
b)
Product standard
c)
Embargo
d)
Quota
13.
Free trade means 
a)
the countries use the same currency
b)
No trade barriers
c)
there is a quota on some goods
d)
trade is quick and easy
14.

Some goods have to be imported because they are only available from foreign countries.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

An importing business is involved in international business when it buys goods from other countries and then sells them in its own country.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The risk involved in importing is increased if you do not first determine whether there is any demand for the product you plan to import.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

It is usually easy to locate foreign suppliers who can provide the goods you want to import, when you need them.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Customs duties are always based on the value of the goods, not quantity or weight.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Importing is important because of the following two reasons:

a)

customers want the product and it is cheaper from another country.

b)

your country has a competitive advantage and home-country products are more expensive

c)

availability of parts for manufacturing and customs duties

d)

None of the answers

20.

Of the following business transactions, the only one the describes an importing activity is

a)

a wholesaler in Brazil packs goods for ship to Liberia

b)

a retailer in Sweden receives goods from Mexico to sell in a chain of stores

c)

a restaurant food supplier in Japan ships sushi ingredients to a restaurant in Turkey

d)

None of the answers

21.

International business most commonly affects consumers by creating

a)

fewer stores to shop in

b)

a greater variety of buying choices

c)

fewer buying choices

d)

a change in taxes

22.

When a company in one country sells its products in another country, these products are

a)

barriers

b)

exports

c)

imports

d)

embargos

23.

The accepted behaviors, customs, and values of a society are referred to as that society's

a)

global dependency

b)

legal and political conditions

c)

economic conditions

d)

culture

24.

If two nations are involved in international trade, we can be sure that

a)

both nations expect to benefit from the trade

b)

all people in both nations will benefit from the trade

c)

one nation will benefit from the trade while the other one will be harmed

d)

both nations benefits equally from the trade

25.

Who is affected by international business?

a)

All people

b)

Most people

c)

Very few people

d)

I don't know

26.

The four main factors that make up the international business operating environment include each of the following except

a)

cultural and social factors

b)

labor unions

c)

economic conditions

d)

geography

27.

If a company's headquarters is in the United States, you can be sure that it is a domestic company.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

A manager greets foreign customers by calling them by their first names, a practice that is not appropriate until their parties are better acquainted, violates what condition?

a)

geographic

b)

economic

c)

cultural and social

d)

political and legal

29.

A nation's geographic conditions that contribute to its ability to be successful in international business include

a)

the leaders of its government

b)

the river and seaports it possses

c)

the education of its people

d)

the factories it has constructed

30.

A nation with relatively few natural resources will be less dependent on international business than a nation with many natural resources.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The economic conditions of a country refer to its

a)

social relationships among the country's people

b)

policies toward regulation of business

c)

decisions regarding the use of resources

d)

type of government

32.

When a company buys products from a company in another country, these products are

a)

exports

b)

imports

c)

tariffs

d)

embargos

33.

The activities necessary for creating, shipping, and selling goods and services across national borders is called

a)

domestic business

b)

international business

c)

global dependency

d)

foreign war

34.

A computer manufacturer learns that in a country it plans to sell computers, that country only has limited resources to purchase its equipment. This condition is

a)

geographic

b)

cultural and social

c)

political and legal

d)

economic

35.
What is the term for the price at which the quantity supplied by sellers is precisely equal to the quality demanded. 
a)
Break Even Point
b)
Investment Cost
c)
Optimum Price
d)
Equilibrium Price
36.
Complete ban on any trade with a particular country.
a)
expropriation
b)
free trade zone
c)
trade embargo
d)
free trade market