Management MCQs

For increasing sales, decrease in selling price below selling price list is known as

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A. partial discount
B. corporate discount
C. treasury discount
D. price discount
✅ The correct answer is option D.
For increasing sales, decrease in selling price below selling price list is known as price discount. Typically, a store will discount an item by a percent of the original price. The rate of discount is usually given as a percent, but may also be given as a fraction.

Which of the following is not a key planning element of spheres of influence?

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A. Buffer zones
B. Forward positions
C. Cost base
D. Vital interests
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Cost base is not a key planning element of spheres of influence. The cost base of a capital gains tax (CGT) asset is generally the cost of the asset when you bought it, plus certain other costs associated with acquiring, holding and disposing of the asset.

Systematic evaluation of value chain, to reduce costs and high quality to achieve satisfied customers is known as

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A. reverse engineering
B. value engineering
C. target engineering
D. operation engineering
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Systematic evaluation of value chain, to reduce costs and high quality to achieve satisfied customers is known as value engineering. Value engineering is a systematic and organized approach to providing the necessary functions in a project at the lowest cost. Value engineering promotes the substitution of materials and methods with less expensive alternatives, without sacrificing functionality.

Firing the non-performing employees, HR manager is said to perform the

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A. Interpersonal role
B. Informational role
C. Supportive role
D. Decisional role
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Firing the non-performing employees, HR manager is said to perform the decisional role. Decisional role is one of the most important and crucial part of the managerial activity because making decisions is the crux of completing the objective of the organization.

How is an organization most likely to secure and sustain a position of strength in its associated environment?

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A. By seeking to influence and manage their external environment
B. By seeking to influence their competitors’ environment
C. By seeking to influence and manage their internal environment
D. By seeking to restrict changes within their environment
✅ The correct answer is option A.
An organization most likely to secure and sustain a position of strength in its associated environment by seeking to influence and manage their external environment. An external environment is composed of all the outside factors or influences that impact the operation of business. The business must act or react to keep up its flow of operations.

MIS normally found in a manufacturing organization will not be suitable in the ______.

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A. Service sector
B. Banking sector
C. Agriculture sector
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
MIS normally found in a manufacturing organization will not be suitable in the Service sector. A typical manufacturing MIS is used to monitor the flow of materials and products throughout the organization.

Bonds that does not pay any interest rate are considered as

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A. interest free bond
B. zero coupon bond
C. price less coupon bond
D. useless price bonds
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Bonds that does not pay any interest rate are considered as zero coupon bond. A zero-coupon bond is a debt security instrument that does not pay interest. Zero-coupon bonds trade at deep discounts, offering full face value (par) profits at maturity. The difference between the purchase price of a zero-coupon bond and the par value, indicates the investor’s return.

In order to have controlling interest in a foreign company

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A. an investor must have at least 100 % interest in the foreign company
B. an investor must have at least 50% interest in the foreign company
C. an investor may hold a minority stake if the remaining ownership is widely dispersed
D. an investor must make all decisions at headquarters about the foreign company
✅ The correct answer is option C.
In order to have controlling interest in a foreign company an investor may hold a minority stake if the remaining ownership is widely dispersed. Working control is a situation wherein a minority shareholder or shareholders have enough voting power to influence or determine corporate policy.