WGU C201 BUSINESS ACUMEN EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What Ris RManagement? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-Management Ris Rthe Rprocess Rof
Rachieving ROrganizational Robjectives Rthrough Rpeople Rand Rother Rresources. RThe
RManager's Rjob Ris Rto Rcombine RHuman Rand RTechnical Rresources Rin Rthe Rbest
Rway Rpossible Rto Rachieve Rthe
company's Rgoals.
2. How Rdo Rthe Rjobs Rof Rtop Rmanagers, Rmiddle Rmanagers, Rand Rsupervisory Rmanagers
Rdiffer? R-
CORRECT RANSWER R-Top Rmanagers Rdesign Rlong Rterm Rplans, Rset Ra Rdirection Rfor Rtheir
Rorganization Rand Rinspire Rall Remployees Rto Rachieve Rthe Rcompany's Rvision. RMiddle
managers Rfocus Ron Rthe Rspecific Rmission Rand Roperations, Rproducts, Ror Rcustomers.
RThey Rdevelop Rprocedures Rto Rimplement Rthe Rcompany's Rstrategic Rplans.
RSupervisory Rinteract Rdirectly Rwith Rnon-management Remployees, Rwho Rproduce Rand
Rsell Rthe Rcompanies Rgoods Rand Rservices. RThey Rare Rresponsible Rfor Rimplementing
Rthe Rplans Rdeveloped Rby Rmiddle Rmanagers Rand Rmotivating Rworkers Rto
Raccomplish Rdaily, Rweekly, Rand Rmonthly Rgoals.
3. What Ris Rthe Rrelationship Rbetween Rthe Rmanagers Rplanning Rand Rcontrolling
Rfunctions? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-Controlling Rassess Rthe Rsuccess Rof Rthe
Rplanning Rfunction. RControlling Ralso Rproduces Rfeedback Rfor Rthe Rnext Rround Rof
Rplanning.
4. What Ris Rmeant Rby Ra Rvision Rfor Rthe Rcompany? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-A Rvision Rserves
Ras Ra
target Rfor Rthe Rcompany's Ractions, Rhelping Rdirect Rthe Rcompany Rtowards Ropportunities
Rand Rdifferentiating Rit Rfrom Rits Rcompetitors.
5. Why Ris Rit Rimportant Rfor Ra Rtop Rexecutive Rto Rset Rhigh Rethical Rstandards? R-
, RCORRECT RANSWER R-High Rethical Rstandards Roften Rresult Rin Ra Rstable Rworkforce,
Rjob Rsatisfaction, Rand Rcustomer Rloyalty.
6. Outline Rthe Rplanning Rprocess. R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-Some Rplans Rare Rvery Rbroad
Rand Rlong Rrange, Rfocusing Ron Rkey Rorganizational Robjectives; Rothers Rare Rmore
Rdetailed Rand Rspecify
, how Rparticular Robjectives Rwill Rbe Rachieved. RFrom Rthe Rmission Rstatement Rto
Robjectives Rto Rspecific Rplans, Reach Rphase Rmust Rfit Rinto Rcomprehensive Rplanning
Rframework.
7. Describe Rthe Rpurpose Rof Rtactical Rplanning. R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-The Rpurpose
Rof Rtactical Rplanning Ris Rto Rdetermine Rwhich Rshort-term Ractivities Rshould Rbe
Rimplemented Rto
accomplish Rthe Rcompanies Roverall Rstrategy.
8. Compare Rthe Rkinds Rof Rplans Rmade Rby Rtop Rmanagers Rand Rmiddle Rmanagers. R-
RCORRECT RANSWER R-Top Rmanagers Rfocus Ron Rlong-range, Rstrategic Rplans. RIn
Rcontrast, Rmiddle-level Rmanagers Rfocus Ron Rshort Rterm Rtactical Rplanning.
9. What Ris Rthe Rpurpose Rof Ra Rmission Rstatement? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-A Rmission
Rstatement Ris Ra Rcompanies Rwritten Rexplanation Rof Rits Rpurpose, Rthe Rreason Rit
Rexists, Rthe Rcustomers Rit Rwill Rserve, Rand Rhow Rit Ris Rdifferent Rfrom Rits
Rcompetitors. RA Rmission Rstatement Rguides Rthe Ractions Rof Rits Rcompany,
Rmanagers, Rand Remployees.
10. Which Rof Ra Rcompany's Rcharacteristics Rdoes Ra RSWOT Ranalysis Rcompare? R-
RCORRECT RANSWER R-Strength, RWeaknesses, ROpportunities Rand RThreats
RCompared Rto Rits
competitors.
11. How Rdo Rmanagers Ruse Robjectives? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-Objectives Rset
Rguideposts Rby Rwhich Rmanagers Rdefine Rthe Rorganizations Rdesired
Rperformance Rin Rsuch Rareas Ras Rnew Rproduct Rdevelopment, Rsales, Rcustomer
Rservice, Rand Remployee Rsatisfaction.
12. Distinguish Rbetween Rprogrammed Rand Rnonprogrammed Rdecisions. R- RCORRECT
RANSWER R- RProgrammed Rdecisions Rare Rlike Rordering Roffice Rsupplies, Rsimple Rand
Rhappen Rfrequently- Rthey Rare Rstreamlined. RNon-programmed Rare Rlike Rentering Ra
Rnew Rmarket Ror Rlaunching Ra Rnew Rproduct- Rthey Rrequire Rmore Rindividual
Revaluation.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What Ris RManagement? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-Management Ris Rthe Rprocess Rof
Rachieving ROrganizational Robjectives Rthrough Rpeople Rand Rother Rresources. RThe
RManager's Rjob Ris Rto Rcombine RHuman Rand RTechnical Rresources Rin Rthe Rbest
Rway Rpossible Rto Rachieve Rthe
company's Rgoals.
2. How Rdo Rthe Rjobs Rof Rtop Rmanagers, Rmiddle Rmanagers, Rand Rsupervisory Rmanagers
Rdiffer? R-
CORRECT RANSWER R-Top Rmanagers Rdesign Rlong Rterm Rplans, Rset Ra Rdirection Rfor Rtheir
Rorganization Rand Rinspire Rall Remployees Rto Rachieve Rthe Rcompany's Rvision. RMiddle
managers Rfocus Ron Rthe Rspecific Rmission Rand Roperations, Rproducts, Ror Rcustomers.
RThey Rdevelop Rprocedures Rto Rimplement Rthe Rcompany's Rstrategic Rplans.
RSupervisory Rinteract Rdirectly Rwith Rnon-management Remployees, Rwho Rproduce Rand
Rsell Rthe Rcompanies Rgoods Rand Rservices. RThey Rare Rresponsible Rfor Rimplementing
Rthe Rplans Rdeveloped Rby Rmiddle Rmanagers Rand Rmotivating Rworkers Rto
Raccomplish Rdaily, Rweekly, Rand Rmonthly Rgoals.
3. What Ris Rthe Rrelationship Rbetween Rthe Rmanagers Rplanning Rand Rcontrolling
Rfunctions? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-Controlling Rassess Rthe Rsuccess Rof Rthe
Rplanning Rfunction. RControlling Ralso Rproduces Rfeedback Rfor Rthe Rnext Rround Rof
Rplanning.
4. What Ris Rmeant Rby Ra Rvision Rfor Rthe Rcompany? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-A Rvision Rserves
Ras Ra
target Rfor Rthe Rcompany's Ractions, Rhelping Rdirect Rthe Rcompany Rtowards Ropportunities
Rand Rdifferentiating Rit Rfrom Rits Rcompetitors.
5. Why Ris Rit Rimportant Rfor Ra Rtop Rexecutive Rto Rset Rhigh Rethical Rstandards? R-
, RCORRECT RANSWER R-High Rethical Rstandards Roften Rresult Rin Ra Rstable Rworkforce,
Rjob Rsatisfaction, Rand Rcustomer Rloyalty.
6. Outline Rthe Rplanning Rprocess. R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-Some Rplans Rare Rvery Rbroad
Rand Rlong Rrange, Rfocusing Ron Rkey Rorganizational Robjectives; Rothers Rare Rmore
Rdetailed Rand Rspecify
, how Rparticular Robjectives Rwill Rbe Rachieved. RFrom Rthe Rmission Rstatement Rto
Robjectives Rto Rspecific Rplans, Reach Rphase Rmust Rfit Rinto Rcomprehensive Rplanning
Rframework.
7. Describe Rthe Rpurpose Rof Rtactical Rplanning. R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-The Rpurpose
Rof Rtactical Rplanning Ris Rto Rdetermine Rwhich Rshort-term Ractivities Rshould Rbe
Rimplemented Rto
accomplish Rthe Rcompanies Roverall Rstrategy.
8. Compare Rthe Rkinds Rof Rplans Rmade Rby Rtop Rmanagers Rand Rmiddle Rmanagers. R-
RCORRECT RANSWER R-Top Rmanagers Rfocus Ron Rlong-range, Rstrategic Rplans. RIn
Rcontrast, Rmiddle-level Rmanagers Rfocus Ron Rshort Rterm Rtactical Rplanning.
9. What Ris Rthe Rpurpose Rof Ra Rmission Rstatement? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-A Rmission
Rstatement Ris Ra Rcompanies Rwritten Rexplanation Rof Rits Rpurpose, Rthe Rreason Rit
Rexists, Rthe Rcustomers Rit Rwill Rserve, Rand Rhow Rit Ris Rdifferent Rfrom Rits
Rcompetitors. RA Rmission Rstatement Rguides Rthe Ractions Rof Rits Rcompany,
Rmanagers, Rand Remployees.
10. Which Rof Ra Rcompany's Rcharacteristics Rdoes Ra RSWOT Ranalysis Rcompare? R-
RCORRECT RANSWER R-Strength, RWeaknesses, ROpportunities Rand RThreats
RCompared Rto Rits
competitors.
11. How Rdo Rmanagers Ruse Robjectives? R- RCORRECT RANSWER R-Objectives Rset
Rguideposts Rby Rwhich Rmanagers Rdefine Rthe Rorganizations Rdesired
Rperformance Rin Rsuch Rareas Ras Rnew Rproduct Rdevelopment, Rsales, Rcustomer
Rservice, Rand Remployee Rsatisfaction.
12. Distinguish Rbetween Rprogrammed Rand Rnonprogrammed Rdecisions. R- RCORRECT
RANSWER R- RProgrammed Rdecisions Rare Rlike Rordering Roffice Rsupplies, Rsimple Rand
Rhappen Rfrequently- Rthey Rare Rstreamlined. RNon-programmed Rare Rlike Rentering Ra
Rnew Rmarket Ror Rlaunching Ra Rnew Rproduct- Rthey Rrequire Rmore Rindividual
Revaluation.