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Small Business Management
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business-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The quantity to be purchased which minimizes total cost is referred to as the...
economic order quantity
Proprietorship
Equal Pay Act of 1963
competition
2. A particular business that provides a service as opposed to a product is referred to as a...
Chamber of Commerce
service business
inventory control considerations
competition
3. Capital that is investe4d in the business by the owner(s) is known as...
service business
description
equity capital; personal capital
Take on more risks
4. Which of the following is an intangible asset?
Name of the business; Goodwill
lost income
2/10 - N30
trade credit
5. Which of the following are examples of debt capital?
Commercial loans; Venture capitalists
Chamber of Commerce
Take on more risks
entrepreneur
6. A strategy to minimize risk would be to...
have good management
break-even point
corporation
Commercial loans; Venture capitalists
7. A point in business operations whereby total sales revenue equals total costs
Name of the business; Goodwill
break-even point
Personal checks
revolving account; open-end credit
8. Which of the following is a requirement for a building layout?
2/10 - N30
Income trends in the community
Accessibility
revolving account; open-end credit
9. A governmental agency with the responsibility for regulatory and enforcement of safety and health matters for most United States employees - is known as...
Whether or not they have an acceptable accounts receivable ratio
OSHA
intangible assets
market
10. The principal government agency concerned with the financing - operation - and management of small businesses is the
Sales are increased; Goodwill is built-up and easily maintained
Small Business Administration
Large financial capacity; Limited liability of each owner (stockholder)
to determine where the potential customers are
11. A document that lists the major responsibilities and tasks of the job is known as a job
description
credit application
fixed capital
working capital
12. A strategy available to absorb risks would be...
controlling; actuating
to self-insure
Ease of starting; Profit incentive
mark-up
13. Which of the following is an external problem and risk of business ownership?
Tax burdens; Human resource planning
corporation
Name of the business; Goodwill
demographics
14. A line of credit that may b e used over and over again up to a certain borrowing limit is called...
description
revolving account; open-end credit
service business
mark-up
15. A BFOQ is...
2/10 - N30
a qualification that is absolutely necessary
Repairs
key person insurance
16. A plan which provides inducements to potential purchasers of products and/or services is called...
sales promotions
consumer credit
Efficiency of labor; Combined management - talent and capital
Census of banking
17. Business interruption insurance covers
revolving account; open-end credit
Terms of the sale
lost income
Unlimited liability; Limited management ability
18. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning consumer credit?
demographics
Credit customers are more interested in quality and service than price
equity capital; personal capital
consumer credit
19. A type of credit granted by retailers that is used by individuals or families for the satisfaction of their own wants is known as...
partnership
credit application
OSHA
consumer credit
20. Which of the following is normally NOT a source of published market data?
consumerism
Census of banking
break-even point
Some losses from bad debts and customers with fraudulent intentions are bound to occur
21. Which of the following are functions of management?
controlling; actuating
Legal restrictions on activities
inventory turnover
Small Business Administration
22. A common business credit/sales tern is...
2/10 - N30
Some losses from bad debts and customers with fraudulent intentions are bound to occur
an entrepreneur
Small Business Administration
23. In organizing a business - a legal form of organization that is authorized by a state to operate a business under a state charter is referred to as a...
key person insurance
Ease of starting; Profit incentive
the employment interview
corporation
24. A written description of a new idea that projects marketing - operational - and financial aspects of a proposed business is known as a...
equity capital
new venture plan; business plan
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Repairs
25. The association of business firms that promotes ethical conduct by all business firms in a community is known as the...
Better Business Bureau
fixed expense
Directing
a qualification that is absolutely necessary
26. The type of consumer credit where the balance is paid in small monthly (fractional) payments over a period of time is...
controlling
a 2% discount if invoice is paid within 10 days - net due in 30 days
Installment credit
entrepreneur
27. Any capital that is invested in a business by the owner(s) can be called...
an entrepreneur
American's with Disabilities Act
corporation
equity capital
28. An external problem that can lead to small business failure is...
Sales are increased; Goodwill is built-up and easily maintained
2/10 - N30
consumerism
Census of banking
29. Long term capital invested in the business is...
consumer credit
fixed capital
inventory turnover
American's with Disabilities Act
30. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a corporation?
consumerism
economic order quantity
fixed expense
Legal restrictions on activities
31. Which of the following has the disadvantage of no limit being placed on the owner's personal liability?
Legal restrictions on activities
factoring
Proprietorship
Tax burdens; Human resource planning
32. An interview whereby the applicant is asked a pre-determined set of questions is known as...
Tax burdens; Human resource planning
a structured interview
working capital
Financial shortages
33. In business - the name - goodwill - copyrights - and patents are referred to as...
Sales are increased; Goodwill is built-up and easily maintained
Whether or not they have an acceptable accounts receivable ratio
partnership
intangible assets
34. Which of the following is NOT a consumer buying motive?
a structured interview
Indemnity
working capital
partnership
35. Which of the following is not a consideration concerning the selection of suppliers?
Personal checks
Whether or not they have an acceptable accounts receivable ratio
equity capital; personal capital
Income trends in the community
36. A management function which compares organizational and individual performance with predetermined standards or expected results is...
Repairs
controlling
variable expense
sole proprietorship
37. 2/10 - N/30 means...
commercial loans
Personal checks
Income trends in the community
a 2% discount if invoice is paid within 10 days - net due in 30 days
38. The difference between current assets and current liabilities is...
a qualification that is absolutely necessary
Personal checks
working capital
trade credit
39. A small business is not...
Divided authority among partners; Death or incapacity of one of the partners may end the partnership
service business
Actively managed by stockholders
demographics
40. The wealth produced in or near a community that provides employment and income to the local population is known as the...
American's with Disabilities Act
economic base
corporation
sole proprietorship
41. The combination of two or more individual's talents and capital serves as an advantage of the legal form of ownership known as a...
partnership
Census of banking
sole proprietorship
market
42. An association of business people who attempt to protect and promote the commercial interests in a community is known as the...
commercial loans
market
Chamber of Commerce
risk management
43. Which of the following federal laws affecting employment concerns prohibits wage discrimination based on the sex of the worker?
the religion of the applicant
credit application
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Divided authority among partners; Death or incapacity of one of the partners may end the partnership
44. A group of potential customers that are recognized as possessing purchasing power and unsatisfied needs defines...
new venture plan; business plan
market
lost income
Accessibility
45. In business - a reduction of selling price below the original selling price is referred to as...
markdown
to determine where the potential customers are
fixed expense
key person insurance
46. Legislation that guarantees disabled people equal access to employment - as well as access to public places - is known as...
economic base
Income trends in the community
ADA
Whether or not they have an acceptable accounts receivable ratio
47. The current asset items consisting of cash - inventories - and accounts receivables is known as...
factoring
inventory turnover
to self-insure
circulating capital
48. A source of debt capital would include
to self-insure
a business plan
commercial loans
Some losses from bad debts and customers with fraudulent intentions are bound to occur
49. The art of making the public aware of one's products and/or services that are for sale can be referred to as...
manufacturing business
American's with Disabilities Act
sole proprietorship
advertising
50. Any effort undertaken to retain and preserve the assets and earning power of a business is called...
Commercial loans; Venture capitalists
risk management
service business
inventory control considerations