Sean Mitchell

question 1) ________ is the task of developing and maintaining an overall company strategy for long-run survival and growth. A) Strategic planning B) Annual market planning C) Short-term planning D) Long-range planning E) Advertising answer Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 39 Skill: Concept question 2) ________ involves adapting a firm to take advantage of […]

question Record keeping, payroll, and simple inventory problems are examples of _____ tasks. answer Structured question Unstructured decisions are often used in sales forecasting. answer False question A database management system (DBMS) is used for creating, modifying, and maintaining the database in a decision support system (DSS). answer True question Exception or variance reporting is […]

question Which of the following processor architectures can be used for a clean Windows Server 2012 R2 installation? A. 32-bit Processor only B. 64-bit processor only C. 32-bit or 64-bit processor D. 64-bit or Itanium processor answer B. 64-bit processor only question Which of the following paths is a valid upgrade path to Windows Server […]

question Which of the following is a primary reason why companies are operating globally today? answer A) Reduced language barriers B) INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH C) Changing national priorities D) Lower exchange rates E) Increased tax deductions question Workers whose primary contributions are ideas and problem-solving expertise are often referred to as _____ workers. answer […]

question How does the new concept of marketing differ from the old concept of marketing? answer It focuses on the experience of the customer. question The act of obtaining a desired object from someone by offering something in return is known as which of the following? answer an exchange question Which marketing philosophy holds that […]

question interest is the difference between the amount borrowed and the amount repaid answer true question compound interest is computed on principal and on any interest that has not been paid or withdrawn answer true question which of the following is false answer simple interest is generally applicable to long term situations question when the […]

question To achieve the goals of a bad-news message, you should do what? answer Make your decisions clear, help audience to accept the message, maintain a goodwill relationship, prevent unnecessary discussion, and preserve company image. question When you use the direct plan for a bad-news message, you should what? answer Present bad news immediately question […]

question The first decade of the twenty-first century was a period of rapid change for organizations, especially businesses. answer True question A key element in Wal-Mart’s ability to discount brand name products was an understanding of the criticality of efficiency in its logistics and supply chain system. answer True question Globalization has had little effect […]

question Homestead lockout answer The 1862 lockout of workers at the Homestead, Pennsylvania, steel mill after Andrew Carnegie refused to renew the union contract. Union supporters attacked the guards hired to close them out and protect strikebreakers who had been employed by the mill, but the National Guard soon suppressed their resistance and Homestead, like […]

question True answer Supply chains exist in both service and manufacturing organizations. question The Internet answer Which of the following elements plays a major role in implementing a supply chain management (SCM) system? question Data-mining tools answer ____ are effective in tracking and analyzing customers’ buying patterns, which help businesses meet customers’ needs. question Auctions […]

question If you are promised a nominal return of 12% on a 1-year investment, and you expect the rate of inflation to be 3%, what real rate do you expect to earn? answer Real rate = (1.12/1.03) – 1 = 8.74% question The buyer of a new home is quoted a mortgage rate of .5% […]

question ?If, in the long? run, international trade improves the standards of living in participating? countries, why might some countries want to place trade? barriers, such as extra? taxes, on imported? products? answer Imported products compete with domestic products and thus put pressure on local business. question Which of the following BEST gives the meaning […]

question To maintain a secure facility, all contract employees should be escorted from room to room, as well as into and out of the facility. A) True B) False answer true question The SSCP examination is much more rigorous that the CISSP examination. A) True B) False answer false [other way around] question CompTIA offers […]

question Private clubs are: answer places where members gather for social, recreational, professional and fraternal reasons question Clubs were adapted from… answer England and Scotland question ________________________ Golf Club of St. Andrew, Scotland, founded in _____ (birthplace of _____) In 2004 – ________ membership allowed ___________ clientele answer Royal and ancient 1758 golf female Affluent […]

question Outsourcing release of information has been a common practice for many years. As some facilities reinsource this practice, what we mainly attribute this to? A) implementation of IC D-10 coding B) healthcare reform issues C) stricter federal mandates such as HIPAA D) implementation of TEFRA answer C) stricter federal mandates such as HIPAA question […]

question Business Ethics answer The accepted principles of right or wrong governing the conduct of business people question Ethical Strategy answer A course of action, that does not violate ethical principles question Sullivan Principles answer A twofold approach to doing business in apartheid South Africa, comprising passive resistance to apartheid laws and attempts to influence […]

question T and S are named co-primary beneficiaries on a $500,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment policy insuring their father. Their mother was named contingent beneficiary. Five years later, S dies of natural causes and the father is killed in a scuba accident shortly afterwards. How much of the death benefit will the mother receive? answer […]

question Capital Structure Management answer Jenna has been promoted and is now in charge of all external financing. In other words, she is in charge of: question Capital Structure answer Uptown Markets is financed with 45 percent debt and 55 percent equity. This mixture of debt and equity is referred to as the firm’s: question […]

question Corporation answer a thing that can endure beyond the natural lives of its members and that has incorporators who may sue and be sued as a unit and who are able to consign part of their property to the corporation for ventures of limited liability.pg224 question Limited Liability answer The members of a corporation, […]

question the key goal according to Kounin’s strategy for effective management answer Preventing misbehavior from occurring question two types of multitasking answer sequential and simultaneous question the type of knowledge that pertains to a particular task or subject answer Domain-Specific Knowledge question other names for Sensory memory answer sensory buffer, iconic memory, and echoic memory […]

question What is the difference between a scarcity and a shortage answer A scarcity occurs when there are limited quantities to meet unlimited wants and shortage occurs when a good or service is unavailable question According to the guns and butter example if a country decides to spend more on military goods which of the […]

question Economists normally assume that the goal of a firm is to (i) sell as much of its product as possible. (ii) set the price of the product as high as possible. (iii) maximize profit. a. (i) and (ii) only b. (ii) and (iii) only c. (iii) only d. (i), (ii), and (iii) answer C. […]