Question 37 (1 point)Money market accounts differ from interest-bearing checking accounts in that:
a
owners cannot convert them into cash.
b
owners cannot withdraw the funds without advance notice.
c
owners cannot withdraw the funds before the end of a specified interval.
d
owners can take out their funds whenever they want in whatever amount they want.
e
owners can write only a limited number of checks, and there may be a minimum amount allowed for each check.
Question 38 (1 point)The practice of ______ involves companies offering to harvest personal information from social networking and other sites.
a
tweeting
b
crowd sourcing
c
scraping
d
online fraud
e
phishing
Question 39 (1 point)Kiet has acquired a supply of canned fruits and vegetables. He does not yet have a buyer for them but he’s using promotion and other activities to find a buyer. He is performing the marketing function of:
a
marketing research.
b
selling.
c
purchasing.
d
market segmentation.
e
grading.
Question 40 (1 point)The planning of human resources includes all of the followingexcept:
a
forecasting the supply of people in the work force who will have the necessary qualifications to meet the firm’s needs.
b
forecasting how many employees the organization needs to hire and what qualifications they must have.
c
determining how many employees and what skills the organization needs.
d
considering the status of current personnel.
e
appraising performance.
Question 41 (1 point)All of the following are ways to invest idle cash for the short termexcept :
a
Eurodollars.
b
Treasury bills.
c
unsecured loans.
d
commercial paper.
e
certificates of deposit.
Question 42 (1 point)In the future, most significant competitiveness gains will come from improvements in _____.
a
equipment
b
economic growth
c
productivity
d
transaction speed
e
cost
Question 43 (1 point)If the interest rate on a loan changes according to the daily average of the prime rate over the life of the loan, the interest rate is said to be:
a
floating.
b
non-variable.
c
sporadic.
d
fixed.
e
flexible.
Question 44 (1 point)All of the following are objectives of performance appraisalexcept to:
a
provide employees with feedback on performance.
b
provide employees with information on what they need to do to improve their performance.
c
train employees on how to improve their performance.
d
provide the organization with information on its development programs.
e
provide a basis for reward distribution.
Question 45 (1 point)To effectively implement the marketing concept, an organization must:
a
balance meeting its own objectives and satisfying customer needs.
b
produce quality products.
c
perform all of the marketing functions.
d
make a large profit.
e
meet consumer needs and wants.
