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BE Lesson 2.05

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

In business terms, what is profit?

a)

A monetary reward

b)

A good investment

c)

A holiday bonus

d)

A risky venture

2.

The amount of money paid for raw materials and products sold is called

a)

cost of goods.

b)

operating expense.

c)

net profit.

d)

gross profit.

3.

Gross profit shows business owners the difference between what they’ve

a)

spent and received.

b)

paid and risked.

c)

received and billed.

d)

estimated and invoiced.

4.

Which of the following is a situation in which people are out of work and can’t afford “extra” purchases:

a)

Bad economy

b)

Unexpected event

c)

Bad investment

d)

Negative circumstance

5.

A popular product is said to be

a)

in demand.

b)

late.

c)

out of style.

d)

available.

6.

Which of the factors that affect profit are usually able to be controlled?

a)

Expenses and pricing

b)

Income and expenses

c)

Pricing and billing

d)

Expenses and billing

7.

Which activities are likely to increase a firm’s profit?

a)

Increasing sales and decreasing expenses

b)

Increasing supplies and decreasing production

c)

Decreasing sales and increasing expenses

d)

Decreasing supplies and increasing production

8.

People who go into business know that the business may not succeed. This possibility is referred to as business

a)

risk.

b)

retention.

c)

downsizing.

d)

economizing.

9.

The general classifications of business risks are

a)

competitive, strategic, financial, and operational.

b)

production, hazard, operational, and strategic.

c)

hazard, operational, strategic, and financial.

d)

strategic, production, competitive, and hazard.

10.

What category of business risk includes production problems and incompetent employees?

a)

Operational

b)

Hazard

c)

Strategic

d)

Financial

11.

Which of the following is a pure business risk:

a)

Robbery

b)

Obsolescence

c)

Competition

d)

Inflation

12.

Having well-planned buildings and providing effective employee training are ways that a business can __________ business risks.

a)

transfer

b)

insure against

c)

retain

d)

prevent or control

13.

Management decides to hold its annual meeting in one U.S. city rather than another because of crime in that city. This is an example of __________ the risk.

a)

retaining

b)

preventing or controlling

c)

avoiding

d)

transferring

14.

If a risk is small in terms of money, a business may decide to __________ the risk.

a)

transfer

b)

avoid

c)

control

d)

retain

15.

Requiring a contractor to purchase a surety bond is an example of handling business risk by __________ the risk.

a)

transferring

b)

retaining

c)

reducing

d)

preventing

16.

Burger King and McDonald’s are examples of

a)

regulated monopolies

b)

unrelated businesses

c)

dissimilar firms

d)

direct competitors

17.

A business that advertises a special sale as well as its delivery service is using a combination of __________ competition

a)

price and nonprice

b)

direct and indirect

c)

perfect and monopolistic

d)

local and national

18.

Which of the following are qualities of monopolies:

a)

High prices and low production

b)

Low production and much competition

c)

High prices and much competition

d)

Low prices and little competition

19.

Which of the following pieces of legislation prevents monopolies from forming and hinders price fixing:

a)

Clayton Act

b)

Robinson-Patman Act

c)

Sherman Antitrust Act

d)

Celler-Kefauver Antimerger Act

20.

Because of competition, people in our society enjoy

a)

a narrower selection of goods or services

b)

fewer changes in existing goods or services

c)

government control of our economic system and businesses

d)

a higher standard of living than that of people in many other countries