ISDS 3115 ACTUAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ d(Answer). An operations task performed at Hard Rock Café is
a. borrowing funds to build a new restaurant
b. advertising changes in the restaurant menu
c. calculating restaurant profit and loss
d. preparing employee schedules
e. all of the above
◉ d(Answer). Operations management is applicable
a. mostly to the service sector
b. to services exclusively
c. mostly to the manufacturing sector
d. to all firms, whether manufacturing and service
e. to the manufacturing sector exclusively
◉ d(Answer). Which of the following are the primary functions of all
organizations?
a. operations, marketing, and human resources
b. marketing, human resources, and finance/accounting
,c. sales, quality control, and operations
d. marketing, operations, and finance/accounting
e. research and development, finance/accounting, and purchasing
◉ c(Answer). Budgeting, paying the bills, and collection of funds are
activities associated with the
a. management function
b. control function
c. finance/accounting function
d. production/operations function
e. staffing function
◉ a(Answer). Which of the following would not be an operations
function in a fast-food restaurant?
a. advertising and promotion
b. designing the layout of the facility
c. maintaining equipment
d. making hamburgers and fries
e. purchasing ingredients
◉ d(Answer). The marketing function's main concern is with
a. producing goods or providing services
b. procuring materials, supplies, and equipment
, c. building and maintaining a positive image
d. generating the demand for the organization's products or services
e. securing monetary resources
◉ d(Answer). Reasons to study Operations Management include
a. studying why people organize themselves for free enterprise
b. knowing how goods and services are consumed
c. understanding what human resource managers do
d. learning about a costly part of the enterprise
e. all of the above
◉ e(Answer). Reasons to study Operations Management include
learning about
a. why people organize themselves for productive enterprise
b. how goods and services are produced
c. what operations managers do
d. a costly part of the enterprise
e. all of the above
◉ d(Answer). The five elements in the management process are
a. plan, direct, update, lead, and supervise
b. accounting/finance, marketing, operations, and management
c. organize, plan, control, staff, and manage
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ d(Answer). An operations task performed at Hard Rock Café is
a. borrowing funds to build a new restaurant
b. advertising changes in the restaurant menu
c. calculating restaurant profit and loss
d. preparing employee schedules
e. all of the above
◉ d(Answer). Operations management is applicable
a. mostly to the service sector
b. to services exclusively
c. mostly to the manufacturing sector
d. to all firms, whether manufacturing and service
e. to the manufacturing sector exclusively
◉ d(Answer). Which of the following are the primary functions of all
organizations?
a. operations, marketing, and human resources
b. marketing, human resources, and finance/accounting
,c. sales, quality control, and operations
d. marketing, operations, and finance/accounting
e. research and development, finance/accounting, and purchasing
◉ c(Answer). Budgeting, paying the bills, and collection of funds are
activities associated with the
a. management function
b. control function
c. finance/accounting function
d. production/operations function
e. staffing function
◉ a(Answer). Which of the following would not be an operations
function in a fast-food restaurant?
a. advertising and promotion
b. designing the layout of the facility
c. maintaining equipment
d. making hamburgers and fries
e. purchasing ingredients
◉ d(Answer). The marketing function's main concern is with
a. producing goods or providing services
b. procuring materials, supplies, and equipment
, c. building and maintaining a positive image
d. generating the demand for the organization's products or services
e. securing monetary resources
◉ d(Answer). Reasons to study Operations Management include
a. studying why people organize themselves for free enterprise
b. knowing how goods and services are consumed
c. understanding what human resource managers do
d. learning about a costly part of the enterprise
e. all of the above
◉ e(Answer). Reasons to study Operations Management include
learning about
a. why people organize themselves for productive enterprise
b. how goods and services are produced
c. what operations managers do
d. a costly part of the enterprise
e. all of the above
◉ d(Answer). The five elements in the management process are
a. plan, direct, update, lead, and supervise
b. accounting/finance, marketing, operations, and management
c. organize, plan, control, staff, and manage
