Lewis Gardner

question active voice answer Sentences in which the subject is the doer of the action (such as Monica read the press release) question clause answer Related group of words that has a subject and verb question comma splice answer A sentence error that results when a writer joins two independent clauses with a comma question […]

question In this type of economic system, the government controls all aspects of the economy and makes all decisions about what goods will be produced, who will produce them, and how they will be produced. answer Command question What is the ability to repay a loan. answer Capacity question A left shift of the aggregate […]

question Recurring upswings and downswings in an economy’s real GDP over time are called: answer business cycles. question In the United States, business cycles have occurred against a backdrop of a long-run trend of: answer rising real GDP. question Most economists agree that the immediate determinant of the volume of output and employment is the: […]

question The value of the best opportunity that must be sacrificed in order to take the action. answer Ch 1.The opportunity cost of an action is best defined as which of the following? question if something is true for an individual, then it must also be true for the group. answer Ch 1.The fallacy of […]

question If you have PCI Express Version 2 video card, how many pins will the power connector have if the card requires extra power? answer 8 question In a cellular network, each cell is controlled by a tower. What are these towers called? answer base stations question What audio port connects to an external home […]

question ________ tools enable groups of people to connect and exchange ideas. answer Social networking question All of the following factors lead to greater motivation EXCEPT ________. answer consumption question Sharing products rather than owning them individually is known as ________. answer collaborative consumption question ________ refers to the commands that instruct a computer what […]

question Which of the following factors determines the structure, features, and functions of an information system used in a company? answer the competitive strategy question Porter’s five forces model is used to assess ____________________. answer industry structure question According to Porter’s five forces model, which of the following firms would be least affected by the […]

question Acquisition answer refers to the buying of a whole company, a patent, or a license to produce someone else’s product question New product development answer refers to original products, product improvements, product modifications, and new brands developed from the firm’s own research and development question New product development process answer Idea generation, idea screening, […]

question The Harrison Industries case deals with: Using non-GAAP measures of earnings Acceptability of recording unpaid severance accruals Using EBITDA to obscure earnings All of the above. answer Acceptability of recording unpaid severance accruals question One result of earnings management is: It brings into question the quality of earnings It uses a non-GAAP financial measure […]

question Which of the following statements regarding family-owned businesses is true? Family-owned companies must be closed corporations. Family-owned companies are an example of a not-for-profit corporation. Only a small percentage of family-owned businesses survive into the second or third generation. Family-owned companies must submit a written agreement to the state in which it organizes. answer […]

question Republican probusiness policies answer Weakened labor unions and prevented the enforcement of progressive antitrust legislation question American concern about the arms race and the danger of war answer Led to the successful Washington Disarmament Conference and the Five Power Naval Agreement of 1922 question The high-tariff Fordney-McCumber Law of 1922 answer Sustained American prosperity […]

question Broadly shared values and beliefs about government answer Political culture is a term used to describe question Low taxes and deferences to business leaders. answer Which of the following would best characterize a traditionalistic individual political culture? question Individualistic answer ___ political culture originated in the middle states where people sought material wealth and […]

question 1. In blackouts, the voltage of the power decreases, or very short interruptions occur in the flow of power. a. True b. False answer false question 2. In recent years, identity theft has been more prevalent as part of phishing. a. True b. False answer true question 3. Computer viruses are so named because […]

question Tax cost recovery methods do not include answer Capitalization question Which of the following business assets is not depreciated answer Patent question An office desk is an example of answer Personal property and Business property question An example of an asset that is both personal-use and personal property is: answer A computer used solely […]

question gross domestic product measures a. the total spending of everyone in the economy b. the value of all output in the economy c. the total income in the economy d. all of the above answer d. question Which of the following is an example of a final good or service? a. wheat a bakery […]

question T/F: Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and construction industries. answer true question T/F: A difference between operations and projects is that operations end when their objectives have been reached, whereas projects do not. answer false question T/F: Every project […]

question Which is not an example of a smartphone operating system? a. iOS b. BlackBerry c. Android d. Linux answer Linux question You are most likely to find a real-time operating system (RTOS) a. in your automobile b. on a laptop c. on a smartphone d. on an iPad answer in your automobile question All […]

question Pixar entered a strategic alliance with Disney for financial and distribution purposes. This helped Disney rejuvenate its product lineup by obtaining rights to newly created pixar characters Later, Disney acquired Marvel, and later the creators of StarWars, Lucasfilm. answer Disney’s acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm question acquisitions and alliances answer Firms have 2 […]

question Tort answer A civil wrong not arising from a breach of contract; a breach of a legal duty that proximately causes harm or injury to another question Business Tort answer Wrongful interference with another’s business rights question Cyber Tort answer A tort committed in cyberspace question Damages answer Money sought as a remedy for […]

question Moral Philosophy answer The specific principles or values people use to decide right from wrong question Teleology answer Considers acts as morally right or acceptable if they produce a desired result “end justifies the mean” question Egoism answer defines right or acceptable behavior in terms of consequences to the individual question Enlightened Egoism answer […]

question financial managment answer all of the activities concerned with obtaining money and using it effectively question chief financial officer (CFO) answer a high level corporate executive who manages a firm’s finances and reports directly to the company’s chief executive officer or president, must be honest question short term financing answer money that will be […]

question aspects of the external environment that affect a company’s business, such as the culture, demographics, social trends, technological advances, economic situation, and political/regulatory environment, or CDSTEP answer macroenvironmental factors question the shared meanings, beliefs, morals, values, and customs of a group of people answer culture question entails easy-to-spot visible nuances of a country’s culture, […]