Showing posts with label STR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label STR. Show all posts

The quartile deviation is:

The quartile deviation is:

A. Based on the middle 50 percent of the observations.
B. Appropriate only for symmetric distributions.
C. The square root of the variance.
D. In squared units of the original data.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the applicability of attitudes in understanding behaviour?

Which of the following statements is true concerning the applicability of attitudes in understanding behaviour?

A. Behavior is affected equally by those attitudes formed via social learning and those formed via behavioral learning
B. A single, global measure of attitude is necessary to predict behavior
C. General attitudes are the best predictors of behavior
D. Cognitive attitudes influence behavior better than affective-based attitudes

The Global, Web-Based Platform enables individuals to do which of the following?

The Global, Web-Based Platform enables individuals to do which of the following?

A.  all of these answers are correct
 B.  exchange knowledge
 C.  produce and sell goods and services
 D.  connect, compute, communicate, collaborate, and compete everywhere and all the time
 E.  access information, services, and entertainment

If consumer incomes increase, the demand for product Y will

If consumer incomes increase, the demand for product Y will _____________.

A.  shift to the right if Y is a normal good
 B.  necessarily remain unchanged
 C.  shift to the right if Y is a complementary good

When an economist says that the demand for a product has increased, this means that:

When an economist says that the demand for a product has increased, this means that:

A.  the demand curve becomes steeper.
 B.  quantity demanded is greater at each possible price.
 C.  consumers respond to a lower price by buying more.
 D.  firms make less of the product available for sale.

Which of the following is correct about litigating commercial disputes?

Which of the following is correct about litigating commercial disputes?

A.  In all states, commercial disputes must be heard in a limited-jurisdiction court.
 B.  Commercial disputes, because of their specialized nature, are first heard at the appellate court level.
 C.  A few states have established specialized trial courts for commercial disputes.
 D.  Businesses generally dislike the concept of specialized trail courts for commercial disputes because the large numbers of consumers who sue businesses in these courts have led the judges to become generally biased against business.
 E.  Nearly all states have specialized trial courts that hear commercial disputes.

Diversity training programs are generally intended to provide a vehicle for

Diversity training programs are generally intended to provide a vehicle for _____.

A.  socializing otherwise unmanageable employees
 B.  focusing on individual differences
 C.  eliminating group learning
 D.  balancing work/life conflicts
 E.  increasing awareness and examining stereotypes

Although the U.S. has had a longstanding agreement with ___________, after the passage of NAFTA, _________ became the United States’ second largest trading partner.

Although the U.S. has had a longstanding agreement with ___________, after the passage of NAFTA, _________ became the United States’ second largest trading partner.

A.  Canada, Venezuela
 B.  Canada, Mexico
 C.  Mexico, Canada
 D.  Mexico, Venezuela
 E.  Great Britain, Paraguay

A local retail shop has been operating as a sole proprietorship. The business is growing and now the owner wants to incorporate. Which of the following is not a reason for this owner to incorporate?

A local retail shop has been operating as a sole proprietorship. The business is growing and now the owner wants to incorporate. Which of the following is not a reason for this owner to incorporate?

A.  the ease in transferring shares of the corporation’s stock
 B.  the prestige of operating as a corporation
 C.  ability to raise capital for expansion
 D.  desire to limit the owner’s personal liability

_ are sections of the balance sheet.

_ are sections of the balance sheet.

A.  Assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity
 B.  Expenses, revenues, and owners’ equity
 C.  Revenues, assets, and liabilities
 D.  Assets, liabilities, and expenses

Which statements describe the principal reason(s) why investors and creditors use financial statement analysis? 1. To assess the risks associated with expected returns 2. To establish recommended dividend and interest payments 3. To evaluate top and middle level management 4. To predict the amount of expected returns

Which statements describe the principal reason(s) why investors and creditors use financial statement analysis?

1. To assess the risks associated with expected returns 

2. To establish recommended dividend and interest payments 

3. To evaluate top and middle level management 

4. To predict the amount of expected returns

A.  1, 2, and 3
 B.  3 and 4
 C.  1 and 2
 D.  1 and 4

are profitability ratios.

are profitability ratios.

A.  Price earnings and current ratio
 B.  Earnings per share and dividend yield
 C.  Gross profit rate and return on sales
 D.  Dividend payout and rate of return in invested capital

The first step in activity-based costing is to

The first step in activity-based costing is to

A.  assign manufacturing overhead costs for each activity cost pool to products.
 B.  compute the activity-based overhead rate per cost driver.
 C.  identify and classify the major activities involved in the manufacture of specific products.
 D.  identify the cost driver that has a strong correlation to the activity cost pool.