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Worksheets2.05 Bus Essentials - Risk
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
People who go into business know that the business may not succeed. This possibility is referred to as business
risk
retention
downsizing
economizing.
The general classifications of business risks are
hazard, operational, strategic, and financial.
competitive, strategic, financial, and operational.
production, hazard, operational, and strategic.
strategic, production, competitive, and hazard
A hurricane that destroys a business is an example of a(n) __________ risk.
hazard
operational
financial
strategic
A garden store customer tripped over a plant, fell, and sued the store for damages. This is an example of a(n) __________ risk.
hazard
strategic
operational
financial
A union strike that stops production at a manufacturing plant is a(n) __________ risk.
operational
financial
strategic
hazard
What category of business risk includes production problems and incompetent employees?
Operational
Hazard
Strategic
Financial
When a rival’s product on the market reduces sales of your company’s product, your company is experiencing strategic risk caused by
competition.
regulatory and political issues.
obsolescence.
changing customer needs.
Financial loss from investing time and money to comply with accounting standards is an example of which strategic risk?
Regulatory and political issues
Reputation damage
Changing customer needs
Obsolescence
Which of the following is a pure business risk:
Robbery
Obsolescence
Competition
Inflation
Which of the following is an example of a business risk that cannot be covered by insurance:
Increase in interest rates
Goods lost in transit
Destruction of building by fire
Injury of employee on the job
The act of reducing or removing risks by shifting the risk factor to another person or business is referred to as __________ risk.
transferring
retaining
avoiding
controlling
Having well-planned buildings and providing effective employee training are ways that a business can __________ business risks.
prevent or control
transfer
insure against
retain
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.
Correct A
avoiding
retaining
preventing or controlling
transferring
transferring
Carefully selecting goods or services to sell is an example of handling business risks by __________ the risk.
preventing or controlling
avoiding
transferring
retaining
If a risk is small in terms of money, a business may decide to __________ the risk.
retain
transfer
avoid
control
Contractual agreements such as guarantees, surety bonds, and leases are examples of business risks being handled through
transfer.
management.
avoidance.
prevention or control.
Businesses can protect themselves from the risk associated with lost shipments by
purchasing transportation insurance.
inspecting shipments of goods.
training receiving personnel.
selecting resale items carefully.
Careful screening of credit customers is an example of handling business risks through
prevention.
management.
training.
retention.
When a business keeps a risk because management is unaware of it, the business is __________ the risk.
retaining
avoiding
preventing or controlling
transferring
Requiring a contractor to purchase a surety bond is an example of handling business risk by __________ the risk.
transferring
retaining
reducing
preventing
