Management Notes

Reference Notes for Management

Sophie Made Pies And Sold Them From Her Food Truck To Local Businesses. This Is An Example Of A(N)

Sophie Made Pies And Sold Them From Her Food Truck To Local Businesses. This Is An Example Of A(N)

Sophie Made Pies And Sold Them From Her Food Truck To Local Businesses. This Is An Example Of A(N)

 Options:

A. direct marketing channel.
B. distribution center.
C. simplified transaction.
D. wholesale operation.
E. indirect marketing channel

The Correct Answer Is:

A. direct marketing channel.

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The Length Of A Channel Is Indicated By ___________.

The Length Of A Channel Is Indicated By ___________.

The Length Of A Channel Is Indicated By ___________.

 Options:

A. the number of producers
B. the number of final consumers
C. the number of intermediary levels
D. the number of wholesalers in the channel
E. the number of retailers in the channel

The Correct Answer Is:

C. the number of intermediary levels

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Early research on leadership traits ________.

Early research on leadership traits ________.

Early research on leadership traits ________.

 Options:

a) sought to prove that charisma was an essential trait of leadership.
b) focused on behavioral traits rather than physical traits of a leader.
c) found consistent and unique traits that would apply to all effective leaders.
d) focused on characteristics that might differentiate leaders from non-leaders.

The Correct Answer Is:

d) focused on characteristics that might differentiate leaders from non-leaders.

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Which of the following is not true about final goods ?

Which of the following is not true about final goods ?

Which of the following is not true about final goods ?

 Options:

A. final gods satisfy wants of ultimate consumers and producers.
B. final goods have direct demand as they satisfy the wants directly.
C. final goods are subject to further transformation in the process of production.
D. final goods are neither used up as raw-material nor for resale in the same year.

The Correct Answer Is:

C. final goods are subject to further transformation in the process of production.

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Suppose that the domestic government allows a specific number of goods to be imported each year but it does not specify from where the product is shipped or who is permitted to import. Such a trade barrier is known as

Suppose that the domestic government allows a specific number of goods to be imported each year but it does not specify from where the product is shipped or who is permitted to import. Such a trade barrier is known as

Suppose that the domestic government allows a specific number of goods to be imported each year but it does not specify from where the product is shipped or who is permitted to import. Such a trade barrier is known as

 Options:

a. an import tariff
b. a tariff-rate quota
c. a selective quota
d. a global quota

The Correct Answer Is:

d. a global quota

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The national security argument for protection is more likely to be valid when

The national security argument for protection is more likely to be valid when

The national security argument for protection is more likely to be valid when

 Options:

a. the purpose is to maintain protection for an indefinite time period
b. the industry is characterized by increasing returns to scale
c. the economy operates during a recession
d the protected industry provides invaluable goods during periods of war

The Correct Answer Is:

d the protected industry provides invaluable goods during periods of war

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Advocates of industrial policy maintain that government should

Advocates of industrial policy maintain that government should

Advocates of industrial policy maintain that government should

 Options:

a. pursue free trade as a policy that leads to maximum global efficiency
b. grant subsidies to firms offering potential comparative advantage
c. provide loans to domestic workers in exporting industries
d. increase interest rates on loans made to firms in import-competing industries

The Correct Answer Is:

b. grant subsidies to firms offering potential comparative advantage

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Under free trade Canada would not realize any gains from trade with Sweden if Canada:

Under free trade Canada would not realize any gains from trade with Sweden if Canada:

Under free trade Canada would not realize any gains from trade with Sweden if Canada:

 Options:

a. Trades at Canada’s marginal rate of transformation.
b. Trades at Sweden’s marginal rate of transformation.
c. Specializes completely in the production of its export good.
d. Specializes partially in the production of its export good.

The Correct Answer Is:

a. Trades at Canada’s marginal rate of transformation.

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The classical trade theories of Smith and Ricardo predict that

The classical trade theories of Smith and Ricardo predict that

The classical trade theories of Smith and Ricardo predict that

 Options:

a. Countries will completely specialize in the production of export goods.
b. Considerable trade will occur between countries with different levels of technology
c. Small countries could obtain all of the gains from trade when trading with large countries
d. All of the above.

The Correct Answer Is:

d. All of the above.

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If the international terms of trade settle at a level that is between each country’s opportunity cost

If the international terms of trade settle at a level that is between each country’s opportunity cost

If the international terms of trade settle at a level that is between each country’s opportunity cost

 Options:

a. There is no basis for gainful trade for either country
b. Both countries gain from trad
c. Only one country gains from trade
d. One country gains and the other country loses from trade

The Correct Answer Is:

b. Both countries gain from trad

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Free traders maintain that an open economy is advantageous in that it provides all of the following except:

Free traders maintain that an open economy is advantageous in that it provides all of the following except:

Free traders maintain that an open economy is advantageous in that it provides all of the following except:

 Options:

a. Increased competition for world producers
b. A wider selection of products for consumers
c. The utilization of the most efficient production methods
d. Relatively high wages levels for all domestic workers

The Correct Answer Is:

d. Relatively high wages levels for all domestic workers

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Arguments for free trade are sometimes disregarded by politicians because:

Arguments for free trade are sometimes disregarded by politicians because:

Arguments for free trade are sometimes disregarded by politicians because:

 Options:

a. Maximizing domestic efficiency is not considered important
b. Maximizing consumer welfare may not be a chief priority
c. There exist sound economic reasons for keeping one’s economy isolated from other
economies.
d. Economists tend to favor highly protected domestic markets

The Correct Answer Is:

b. Maximizing consumer welfare may not be a chief priority

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