74. Departmentation is a part of the _______.

A. organisaiton process
B. control process
C. planning process
D. staffing process
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Departmentation is a part of the organisaiton process. Departmentation means division of work into smaller units and their re-grouping into bigger units (departments) on the basis of similarity of features.

1068. The skimming, penetration, bargaining and bundling are decided in the ____________ of the Marketing Mix strategy.

A. Price Decisions
B. Place Decisions
C. Product Decisions
D. Promotion Decisions
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The skimming, penetration, bargaining and bundling are decided in the price decisions of the Marketing Mix strategy. Pricing decisions are basically decided on the basis of Cost of the product.

1066. ______ is any sharp disagreement or collision of interests and ideas.

A. Issues management
B. Conflict positioning
C. A conflict
D. A crisis
✅ The correct answer is option C.
A conflict is any sharp disagreement or collision of interests and ideas. Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.

Loan which is made available for businesses or individuals to buy land, home or other property is classified as

A. secondary loan
B. primary loan
C. mortgages
D. swapped mortgages
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Loan which is made available for businesses or individuals to buy land, home or other property is classified as mortgages. A mortgage is a loan from a bank or a financial institution that helps the borrower purchase a house. A mortgage is secured by the home itself, so if the borrower defaults on the loan, the bank can sell the home and recoup its losses.

1061. In cost accounting, financial way of charging price for product above cost, of acquiring or producing goods is known as

A. sales margin
B. cost margin
C. Gross margin
D. income margin
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In cost accounting, financial way of charging price for product above cost, of acquiring or producing goods is known as Gross margin. Gross margin is a company’s net sales revenue minus its cost of goods sold (COGS). In other words, it is the sales revenue a company retains after incurring the direct costs associated with producing the goods it sells, and the services it provides.

In US treasury, inflation indexed bond is classified as

A. treasury inflation protection securities
B. treasury inflation protection notes
C. treasury inflation commercial papers
D. inflation coupon protection securities
✅ The correct answer is option A.
In US treasury, inflation indexed bond is classified as treasury inflation protection securities. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are a form of U.S. Treasury bond designed to help investors protect against inflation. These bonds are indexed to inflation, have U.S. government backing, and pay investors a fixed interest rate as the bond’s par value adjusts with the inflation rate.

1052. Book value of existing equipment is a historical cost and not necessary for deciding equipment replacement, thus it can be considered as

A. operating cost
B. sunk cost
C. in-house cost
D. out-house cost
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Book value of existing equipment is a historical cost and not necessary for deciding equipment replacement, thus it can be considered as sunk cost. A sunk cost is a cost that an entity has incurred, and which it can no longer recover.

1049. What do you understand by the term ‘a prospector organisation’?

A. An organisation that represents a good prospect for a firm looking to make an acquisition
B. An organisation with good growth prospects
C. An organisation that has recently been founded as an entrepreneurial start-up
D. An organisation that actively seeks new opportunities and change
✅ The correct answer is option D.
‘A prospector organisation’ means An organisation that actively seeks new opportunities and change. Prospector organizations face the entrepreneurial problem of locating and exploiting new product and market opportunities.