WGU C201 BUSINESS ACUMEN OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT 2 LATEST VERSIONS (VERSION A
AND B) NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which two key elements does an effective organization include? - ANSWER Human
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Interaction & Structure
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Why does a line organization structure function most effectively in a crisis situation? -
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ANSWER It establishes a direct flow of authority
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A company might divide itself into smaller groups that best match the types of customers it
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serves. What is this an example of? - ANSWER Departmentalization
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Which primary driver does management use for an organization's structure? - ANSWER
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Achievement of company goals
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Which step in the organizing process results in management grouping work activities into
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units within the organization? - ANSWER Departmentalization
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A high-tech startup company is launching a marketing campaign for its new social media
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portal by highlighting how the portal exceeds the connectivity and collaboration
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capabilities of all other social media sites.
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Which type of competitive advantage is this company leveraging? - ANSWER product
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Which marketing strategy is devoted to maintaining continuous bottom line prices rather
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than relying on short-term price-cutting tactics such as cents-off coupons, rebates, and
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special sales? - ANSWER Everyday Low Pricing
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When would a pull promotional strategy enhance a competitive advantage to market a
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product better than a push strategy? - ANSWER When demand for the product is driven
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by the end user
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Which marketing tool is often used to build effective relationship marketing campaigns? -
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ANSWER Affinity Programs
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Which element of the promotional mix has the advantage of messaging that can be
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tailored for each customer but the disadvantage of a high cost per contact? - ANSWER
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Personal Selling
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,What three factors should be addressed in a successful marketing plan? - ANSWER
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Target Market, Sales Revenue Goals and Plan Implementation Timeline
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Which three characteristics are measured in demographic segmentation? - ANSWER
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Race & Ethnicity, Income and Household Size
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In which three ways does business-buying behavior differ from consumer-buying
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behavior? - ANSWER A group or committee often makes decisions
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Purchasers often invite selected providers to bid on a purchase c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t
Buyers face organizational influences that affect their own preferences
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Which three factors suggest a product should be marketed as a specialty product? -
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ANSWER Priced high
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Purchased infrequently c/ t
Available from a small number of retail outlets c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/ t c/t c/t
With which two types of products does a marketing strategy rely on advertising more than
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personal selling? - ANSWER Accessories to primary products
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Consumable supplies c/ t
After years of marketing a body lotion, a cosmetics company begins promoting the lotion
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as an insect repellent as well.In which three product life cycle extension strategies did this
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company engage? - ANSWER Adding new users, finding new uses for the product,
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increasing frequency of use.
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What are three qualities of strong brand equity? - ANSWER Awareness, Loyalty and
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favorable images
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A customer intends to purchase her favorite cereal. It is out of stock, so she purchases an
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alternative brand of cereal instead.Which stage of brand loyalty is this customer in? -
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ANSWER brand preference
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Which manufacturer distribution model is enhanced by the shipping and tracking
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capabilities of a global package delivery service? - ANSWER Direct
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Which three tasks are key responsibilities of operations managers? - ANSWER Planning
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the overall production process
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Determining the best layout for the firm's facilities c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t
Implementing the production plan c/t c/t c/t
Which two characteristics does a Just-In-Time (JIT) System have? - ANSWER
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Production using JIT reduces a firm's inventory costs.
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A JIT system seeks to eliminate anything that does not add value in operations activities.
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Which aspect of operations management do the ISO 9000 standards address? -
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ANSWER Establishment of effective quality systems
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Which manufacturing model uses technology to produce small runs of customized
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products cost effectively? - ANSWER Flexible
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, Which two of the following distribution channels would take title of the products they
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handle? - ANSWER Limited-function merchant wholesaler
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Full-function merchant wholesaler c/t c/t
Which economic graph is used by organizations to regulate production by predicting the
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amount of product buyers will purchase at different prices? - ANSWER Demand Curve
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Which two factors drive demand in a microeconomic system? - ANSWER Price of
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substitute goods
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Customer preference c/ t
How does a sudden shortage of a commodity product affect the immediate demand for
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the product at its current price? - ANSWER Demand increases
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Which two impacts result from a nation's increase in productivity? - ANSWER Economy
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expands
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Personal wealth increases c/t c/ t
For which two purposes will the U.S. Federal Reserve System follow an expansionary
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monetary policy? - ANSWER To encourage bankers to make loans
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To cut the cost of borrowing
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Which two economic impacts should a manager anticipate when the U.S. government
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reduces the number of Treasury bills, Treasury Notes, and Treasury bonds it sells? -
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ANSWER A rise of interest rates on these securities
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An increase in overall cost of debt to private borrowers
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What is one role of a financial manager? - ANSWER Analyzing major investment
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decisions
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Which two activities are finance activities rather than accounting activities? - ANSWER
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Making capital market investments
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Creating a financial plan c/t c/t c/t
Which three sources should a business consider when seeking a long-term funding
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source? - ANSWER Venture capital
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Public sale of stocks c/t c/t c/ t
Hedge funds c/t
In which type of security should a business invest its excess cash in anticipation of paying
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off the current year's tax liability? - ANSWER commerical paper
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Which role does the underwriter play in financing business operations when using the
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capital market to sell securities to the public? - ANSWER It assumes the risk of the
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assessed value of the security from the issuer.
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Why should a manager use financial controls in a firm's financial plan? - ANSWER To
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determine the accuracy of forecasted revenues, costs, and expenses
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ASSESSMENT 2 LATEST VERSIONS (VERSION A
AND B) NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Which two key elements does an effective organization include? - ANSWER Human
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Interaction & Structure
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Why does a line organization structure function most effectively in a crisis situation? -
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ANSWER It establishes a direct flow of authority
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A company might divide itself into smaller groups that best match the types of customers it
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serves. What is this an example of? - ANSWER Departmentalization
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Which primary driver does management use for an organization's structure? - ANSWER
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Achievement of company goals
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Which step in the organizing process results in management grouping work activities into
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units within the organization? - ANSWER Departmentalization
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A high-tech startup company is launching a marketing campaign for its new social media
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portal by highlighting how the portal exceeds the connectivity and collaboration
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capabilities of all other social media sites.
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Which type of competitive advantage is this company leveraging? - ANSWER product
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Which marketing strategy is devoted to maintaining continuous bottom line prices rather
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than relying on short-term price-cutting tactics such as cents-off coupons, rebates, and
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special sales? - ANSWER Everyday Low Pricing
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When would a pull promotional strategy enhance a competitive advantage to market a
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product better than a push strategy? - ANSWER When demand for the product is driven
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by the end user
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Which marketing tool is often used to build effective relationship marketing campaigns? -
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ANSWER Affinity Programs
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Which element of the promotional mix has the advantage of messaging that can be
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tailored for each customer but the disadvantage of a high cost per contact? - ANSWER
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Personal Selling
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,What three factors should be addressed in a successful marketing plan? - ANSWER
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Target Market, Sales Revenue Goals and Plan Implementation Timeline
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Which three characteristics are measured in demographic segmentation? - ANSWER
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Race & Ethnicity, Income and Household Size
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In which three ways does business-buying behavior differ from consumer-buying
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behavior? - ANSWER A group or committee often makes decisions
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Purchasers often invite selected providers to bid on a purchase c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t
Buyers face organizational influences that affect their own preferences
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Which three factors suggest a product should be marketed as a specialty product? -
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ANSWER Priced high
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Purchased infrequently c/ t
Available from a small number of retail outlets c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/ t c/t c/t
With which two types of products does a marketing strategy rely on advertising more than
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personal selling? - ANSWER Accessories to primary products
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Consumable supplies c/ t
After years of marketing a body lotion, a cosmetics company begins promoting the lotion
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as an insect repellent as well.In which three product life cycle extension strategies did this
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company engage? - ANSWER Adding new users, finding new uses for the product,
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increasing frequency of use.
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What are three qualities of strong brand equity? - ANSWER Awareness, Loyalty and
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favorable images
c/t c/ t
A customer intends to purchase her favorite cereal. It is out of stock, so she purchases an
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alternative brand of cereal instead.Which stage of brand loyalty is this customer in? -
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ANSWER brand preference
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Which manufacturer distribution model is enhanced by the shipping and tracking
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capabilities of a global package delivery service? - ANSWER Direct
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Which three tasks are key responsibilities of operations managers? - ANSWER Planning
c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/ t
the overall production process
c/t c/t c/ t c/ t
Determining the best layout for the firm's facilities c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t
Implementing the production plan c/t c/t c/t
Which two characteristics does a Just-In-Time (JIT) System have? - ANSWER
c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/ t c/t
Production using JIT reduces a firm's inventory costs.
c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t
A JIT system seeks to eliminate anything that does not add value in operations activities.
c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/ t c/t c/ t c/t c/ t
Which aspect of operations management do the ISO 9000 standards address? -
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ANSWER Establishment of effective quality systems
c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/ t c/t
Which manufacturing model uses technology to produce small runs of customized
c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t
products cost effectively? - ANSWER Flexible
c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t
, Which two of the following distribution channels would take title of the products they
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handle? - ANSWER Limited-function merchant wholesaler
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Full-function merchant wholesaler c/t c/t
Which economic graph is used by organizations to regulate production by predicting the
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amount of product buyers will purchase at different prices? - ANSWER Demand Curve
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Which two factors drive demand in a microeconomic system? - ANSWER Price of
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substitute goods
c/t c/ t
Customer preference c/ t
How does a sudden shortage of a commodity product affect the immediate demand for
c/ t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t
the product at its current price? - ANSWER Demand increases
c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/t
Which two impacts result from a nation's increase in productivity? - ANSWER Economy
c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t
expands
c/t
Personal wealth increases c/t c/ t
For which two purposes will the U.S. Federal Reserve System follow an expansionary
c/t c/ t c/ t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/ t c/ t c/t
monetary policy? - ANSWER To encourage bankers to make loans
c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/ t c/t
To cut the cost of borrowing
c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t
Which two economic impacts should a manager anticipate when the U.S. government
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reduces the number of Treasury bills, Treasury Notes, and Treasury bonds it sells? -
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ANSWER A rise of interest rates on these securities
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An increase in overall cost of debt to private borrowers
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What is one role of a financial manager? - ANSWER Analyzing major investment
c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/ t c/t c/ t c/t c/t
decisions
c/t
Which two activities are finance activities rather than accounting activities? - ANSWER
c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/ t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/ t c/t
Making capital market investments
c/t c/t c/t c/ t
Creating a financial plan c/t c/t c/t
Which three sources should a business consider when seeking a long-term funding
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source? - ANSWER Venture capital
c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t
Public sale of stocks c/t c/t c/ t
Hedge funds c/t
In which type of security should a business invest its excess cash in anticipation of paying
c/t c/ t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/t c/ t c/t c/ t c/t c/t c/t
off the current year's tax liability? - ANSWER commerical paper
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Which role does the underwriter play in financing business operations when using the
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capital market to sell securities to the public? - ANSWER It assumes the risk of the
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assessed value of the security from the issuer.
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Why should a manager use financial controls in a firm's financial plan? - ANSWER To
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determine the accuracy of forecasted revenues, costs, and expenses
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