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Business Decisions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the five functions of management? Give a brief description and example of each. | |
| What are the three management roles? Give a brief description and example of each. | |
| What are the three management skills? Give a brief description and example of each | |
| How do I apply the decision-making process? | |
| What is a strategic plan and how does it help manage the growth, profit, and goals of a business? | |
| How do businesses determine what to produce in a market economy? | |
| How does the law of supply and demand determine the equilibrium price of a good or service? | |
| What do you need to calculate the opportunity cost of a particular course of action? | |
| How is the equilibrium price of a good or service determined? | |
| Which of the following types of costs are fixed costs and which are variable costs: overtime expenses, carpeting at the office, salary of the public relations director, rent income tax? | |
| How is the breakeven point calculated? | |
| Compare a market economy with a command economy. Which system allocates resources better? | |
| What are three factors that affect consumer demand? | |
| What are two phases of the business cycle? | |
| In which phase of the business cycle does unemployment rise? | |
| What is a leading economic indicator? | |
| Why do business managers need to understand the business cycle? | |
| How did the United State entry into World War II pull the economy out of the Great Depression? | |
| What is the difference between the concepts of scarcity and shortage? When does scarcity exist? When does shortage exist? | |
| Why are companies more likely to lay off workers in the contractionary phase of the business cycle than the expansionary phase? |