TEST BANK for Business, 12th Edition by William M.
Pride, Robert J. Hughes
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Chapter 1—Exploring the World of Business and Economics
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1. In your own words, describe what you “bring to the table” as a potential employee of a company that
you desire to work for.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy REF: pp. 4-8 OBJ: LO: 1-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication
TOP: Your Future in the Changing World of Business KEY: Bloom's: Application
2. How can online networking improve your chances of success in the business world?
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PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 6 OBJ: LO: 1-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Communication
TOP: Your Future in the Changing World of Business KEY: Bloom's: Application
3. An entrepreneur combines four kinds of resources into a business. What would be the effect on the
business if any one were left out?
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4. What is profit, and why is it important to a business?
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5. What three activities must a business perform in order to be successful? Briefly describe each of these
and why each is essential to business success.
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6. Explain how the notion of scarcity is related to personal as well as business decision making.
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7. Explain how the basic economic questions are answered in capitalistic and command economies.
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8. Why do we say that the U.S. economy is a mixed economy?
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PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: p. 15
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9. How does socialism differ from communism?
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PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Moderate REF: pp. 16-17
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10. Why is productivity important? How can a nation‟s productivity rate be improved?
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TOP: Measuring Economic PerformanceKEY: Bloom's: Synthesis
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11. What is real gross domestic product, and how does it differ from gross domestic product?
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