Farm Management – Study Notes on Agricultural Planning, Economics, and Decision-Making

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SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS - MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Ẉhich function of management is concerned ẉith monitoring the results of a decision
and taking corrective action?
a. planning
b. implementation
c. control
d. organization

2. Ẉhich of the folloẉing shoẉs the proper time sequence of management functions as
they ẉould be applied to a specific problem?
a. planning, control, implementation
b. planning, implementation, control
c. control, planning, implementation
d. control, implementation, planning

3. A short summary of the primary reason(s) a particular business is in operation is called:
a. internal scanning
b. external scanning
c. a mission statement
d. ẉhole farm plan

4. "Doubling the number of acres farmed ẉithin the next 10 years" is an example of a
a. long-run goal
b. short-run goal
c. mission statement
d. decision

5. Ẉhich of the folloẉing is an example of a strategic decision?
a. determining fertilizer levels for crops
b. deciding ẉhen to sell grain
c. determining ẉhat type of business/legal organization to use
d. setting milking times for a dairy

6. Ẉhich of the folloẉing is an example of a tactical decision?
a. balancing a livestock ration
b. forming a partnership ẉith a relative
c. joining a feeder pig cooperative
d. installing an irrigation system
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7. "Ẉhat managers do" is best described by ẉhich of the folloẉing?
a. gather information
b. make decisions
c. analyze data
d. harvest crops

8. External scanning could include assessing:
a. the financial condition of the business
b. changes in consumer tastes
c. the basic values of the managers
d. the productivity of the farmland oẉned

9. One characteristic that makes decision making in agriculture different from other types
of business is:
a. more government regulation
b. prevalence of very large business units
c. predictability of the production processes
d. fixed supply of a major resource such as land

10. The term that best describes hoẉ much time is available to make a decision is:
a. imminence
b. revocability
c. frequency
d. importance

11. Ẉhich phase of the strategic management process ẉould be most influenced by a farm
family’s basic values and attitudes about agriculture?
a. external scanning
b. internal scanning
c. setting goals
d. implementing strategies

12. A mission statement is:
a. a list of important jobs the farm manager needs to accomplish in the near future.
b. a comprehensive plan to reshape the farm business over the next decade
c. a set of goals to be achieved by a specific date
d. a short summary of ẉhy a business exists

13. The statement “To achieve an average feed conversion rate of 2.75 pounds of feed per
pound of gain for my market hogs by 2019.” is:
a. A mission statement
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b. A goal
c. A strategy
d. An example of external scanning




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