Which of the following is not en element of the growth/market options matrix developed by Ansoff (1987)?

A. Market development
B. Diversification
C. Product development
D. Market segmentation
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Market segmentation is not en element of the growth/market options matrix developed by Ansoff (1987). The Ansoff Matrix was developed by H. Igor Ansoff and first published in the Harvard Business Review in 1957, in an article titled “Strategies for Diversification.” It has given generations of marketers and business leaders a quick and simple way to think about the risks of growth.

Market in which currencies buy and sell and their prices settle on is called the

A. Eurocurrency market
B. international capital market
C. international bond market
D. foreign exchange market
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Market in which currencies buy and sell and their prices settle on is called the foreign exchange market. The foreign exchange market (also known as forex, FX or the currency market) is an over-the-counter (OTC) global marketplace that determines the exchange rate for currencies around the world. Participants are able to buy, sell, exchange and speculate on currencies.

Which of the following statement is True(T) or False(F) are given below. 1. Concentration requires willingness and practice. 2. While listening to a speaker you can involve yourself in multi tasks. 3. Practicing active listening helps to develop concentration.

A. TFT
B. FFF
C. TTT
D. FFT
✅ The correct answer is option A.
1. Concentration requires willingness and practice.

2. While listening to a speaker you cannot involve yourself in multi tasks.

3. Practicing active listening helps to develop concentration.

If your local currency is in variable form and foreign currency is in fixed form quotation will be:

A. indirect
B. direct
C. local form
D. foreign form
✅ The correct answer is option B.
If your local currency is in variable form and foreign currency is in fixed form quotation will be direct. A local currency, is a currency that can be spent a particular area at participating organisations. Usually it will act as a complementary currency, that is to be used in additional to a national currency, rather than replace it.

________ of the letter consists of main message.

A. Heading
B. Body
C. Greeting
D. Closing
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Body of the letter consists of main message. Here, more than anywhere else, the general principle of communication applies: say it clearly and succinctly, so that the reader will understand the message properly and quickly. Letters are normally single-spaced, with one blank line left between paragraphs.

Difference between actual quantity use and input quantity for output is multiplied with budgeted price to calculate

A. efficiency deviation
B. efficiency variance
C. budgeted variance
D. usage variance
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Difference between actual quantity use and input quantity for output is multiplied with budgeted price to calculate efficiency variance. The efficiency variance is the difference between the actual unit usage of something and the expected amount of it. The expected amount is usually the standard quantity of direct materials, direct labor, machine usage time, and so forth that is assigned to a product.

The purpose of using simulation technique is to.

A. Imitate a real-world situation
B. Understand properties & operating characteristics of complex real-life problems
C. Reduce the cost of experiment on a model of real situation
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The purpose of using simulation technique is to Imitate a real-world situation, Understand properties & operating characteristics of complex real-life problems and Reduce the cost of experiment on a model of real situation.

More coupon payment or promised interest payment

A. higher its duration
B. lower its duration
C. zero duration
D. One year duration
✅ The correct answer is option B.
More coupon payment or promised interest payment lower its duration. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond or other debt instrument to a change in interest rates. A bond’s duration is easily confused with its term or time to maturity because they are both measured in years.

Eurobonds are issued by financial firms to

A. avoid taxes
B. avoid interest hike
C. avoid high floating rate
D. avoid portfolio issues
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Eurobonds are issued by financial firms to avoid taxes. A eurobond is denominated in a currency other than the home currency of the country or market in which it is issued. These bonds are frequently grouped together by the currency in which they are denominated, such as eurodollar or euroyen bonds.