WorksheetsSemester 2 Exam Review- Principles of Business Management
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The most common form of business organization is the
corporation
cooperative
partnership
proprietorship
In which type of partnership is the liability of a partner limited to the amount of the partner's investment?
restricted partnership
unrestricted partnership
limited partnership
unlimited partnership
An official document giving power to run a corporation is a
proxy
charter
partnership agreement
business plan
An agreement among two or more businesses to work together to provide a good or service is called a
limited liability partnership
joint venture
cooperative
limited liability corporation
A written agreement between two or more people identifying how they will add capital, labor or other assets and divide any profits or share any losses in their business is called a
partnership agreement
charter
business plan
certificate of incorporation
A general term that refers to the movement of information from one location to another electronically is
local area network
a wide area network
telecommunications
an optical network
Original facts and figures that businesses generate.
data
information systems
knowledge workers
VoIP
The primary reason businesses keep financial records is to
comply with federal laws
determine if they have made a profit or loss
keep track of debts owed
make monthly payments on time
Movement of cash into and out of a business is known as
cash flow
operating expenses
profit sharing
cost of goods sold
A business that is planning to introduce a new product will need a
cash budget
start-up budget
sales budget
capital budget
The original cost of an asset less its accumulated depreciation is
balance value
book value
depreciated value
residual value
The basic accounting equation is
assets = capital - liabilities
assets = liabilities + capital
liabilities = assets + capital
capital = assets + liabilities
Retained earnings refers to
money from the sale of stocks
profits that owners do not save for use in the business
profits that owners do not take out of the business
money from the sale of bonds
Bonds that are based upon the faith and credit of the corporation that issues them are
mortgage bonds
coupon bonds
registered bonds
debentures
The credit terms offered by a business indicate that a bill must be paid in full within 30 days and offers a two percent discount for paying the bill within 10 days. This can be stated on the invoice as
2% on 10
2/10, net 30
30 days or 2/10
2-10-30
A company that has adopted the marketing concept uses market research to identify markets
only when products do not sell
after products are developed but before marketing begins
before products are developed
during the product development process
Companies emphasize promotion and price of their products in which stage of the product life cycle?
introduction
growth
maturity
decline
When customers purchase a product regularly without a great deal of thought, the product is a(n)
specialty good
shopping good
unsought good
convenience good
Blend of all decisions related to product, price, place and promotion
retailers
target markets
marketing plan
marketing mix
Unilever's products include dishwashing liquid, soap, body wash, toothpaste and hand lotion. This is an example of
extended products
brand names
a product assortment
a product line
Which of the following is NOT a factor that producers consider when deciding which channels to select for distribution?
containerization
number of users
perishability
special handling
A company that produces only one product is most likely to sell that product to
retailers
other producers
wholesalers
consumers
A facility used by a wholesaler or retailer to receive products from a number of manufacturers, repackage the products, combine them with others, and then ship them for to stores for sale is a
distribution center
telemarketing facility
warehouse
piggyback service
Complete set of products offered by a business to the market.
warehouses
extended product
brand
product assortment
A federal law that provides pensions to retired workers and disabled workers is
the Occupational Safety and Health Act
the Social Security Act
the Americans with Disabilities Act
the Fair Labor Standards Act
A fund to pay an income to workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own is
workers' compensation
unemployment insurance
social security
severance
A plan in which employees work the same number of hours a day but may start and finish their work at different times is called
job sharing
outsourcing
flex-time
telecommuting
Compensation plan that pays a fixed rate for each unit produced.
piece-rate plan
cafeteria plan
time plan
commission plan
Organizational development attempts to
reduce the need for career paths.
reduce the size of the organization.
improve the way work is accomplished.
guarantee job security.
Planning for an organizational change is the responsibility of
individual employees
only large organizations
the human resources department
the product department
The kind of tasks that make up a job and the way the workers perform the tasks is
job enlargement
cross training
job enrichment
job design
Jobs that are part of the employee's career path are identified in the employee's
performance standards
career center
career plan
evaluation
Training an employee to do the work of another employee when the second employee is sick is an example of
job enrichment
career planning
job design
cross training
A form of international business whereby firms agree to cooperate on certain aspects of business while remaining competitors on other aspects is a
joint venture
wholly owned subsidiary
host firt
strategic alliance
The branches of an international firm are called
parent firms
alliances
subsidiaries
foreign firms
American companies cannot conduct business in North Korea because of
an embargo
government quotas
nontariff barriers
high tarrifs
When a country specializes in providing products or services more efficiently than other countries can, it is practicing the theory of
comparative advantage
balance of trade
balance of surplus
product life cycle
Introduction, growth, maturity and decline are all elements of
the balance of trade
product life cycle
supply and demand
comparative advantage
A computer that stores data and application software for all workstations in a single building or building complex is called a
bus
server
browser
search engine
An information system that integrates data from various departments to make it available to help managers with day-to-day business operations.
EIS system
DSS system
MIS system
ISP system
A cashier at a family dining restaurant placing his finger on a fingerprint scanner before he can operate the cash register is an example of
biometric security
identity protection
a search engine
data mining
A bond that allows a bondholder to exchange bonds for a prescribed number of shares of common stock is a
factor
mortgage bond
convertible bond
debenture
Something of value pledged as assurance of the fulfillment of an obligation.
security
factor
line of credit
debenture
Businesses that sell directly to the final consumer are
wholesalers
retailers
producers
all of these
The advancement of an employee within a company to a position with more authority and responsibility is a
training opportunity
promotion
transfer
layoff
The law that requires employers to pay covered employees overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular rate of pay is the
Fair Labor Standards Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Civil Rights Act 1964
Workers' Compensation Law
Discrimination in hiring based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or national origin is prohibited by the
Civil Rights Act
Equal Pay Act
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
When contributions to a retirement plan are tax-deferred,
taxes gradually rise until benefits are withdrawn at retirement
the employee is not required to pay taxes on them at any time.
benefits are not taxed until the employees withdraws them at retirement.
the employer pays all taxes.
Pay based on an hourly rate
flex-time
combination plan
wage
commission plan
Compensation plan that pays a percentage of the volume of sales for which an employee is responsible
wage
salary
piece-rate plan
commission plan
