43. Method, which considers cost and cost drivers of departments such as employee relations and process engineering is termed as

A) pricing method
B) manufacturing method
C) conference method
D) inference method
✅ ANSWER: C
Method, which considers cost and cost drivers of departments such as employee relations and process engineering is termed as conference method. The conference method is an approach to cost estimation that pools together data, analyses, and knowledge from expert sources in order to make decisions about costs.

44. Markets in which corporations raise capital for creating market transaction which are classified as

A) commercial markets
B) residential markets
C) primary markets
D) consumer credit loans
✅ ANSWER: C
Markets in which corporations raise capital for creating market transaction which are classified as primary markets. The primary market is where securities are created. It’s in this market that firms sell (float) new stocks and bonds to the public for the first time. An initial public offering, or IPO, is an example of a primary market.

46. Identify the correct statement

A) Bonus is not allowed on surrender of a policy
B) In compound reversionary bonus it is a percentage of basic benefit and already attached bonus
C) Terminal bonus and compound bonus are one and the same
D) Persistence bonus is allowed by the insurer at its discretion in certain cases
✅ ANSWER: B
In compound reversionary bonus it is a percentage of basic benefit and already attached bonus. Compound reversionary bonuses are a percentage rate, which apply to the sum assured in respect of the basic policy benefit, and to the reversionary bonuses already attached to the policy. The difference is in the way the bonuses are accrued.

48. Rate denoted as r* is best classified as

A) real risk-free interest rate
B) real-risk free nominal rate
C) real-risk free quoted rate
D) real-risk free nominal premium
✅ ANSWER: A
Rate denoted as r* is best classified as real risk-free interest rate. The Risk-Free Rate of return is the interest rate an investor can expect to earn on an investment that carries zero risk.