TEXES AAFCS COMPOSITE 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔goal - ✔✔particular purpose that an individual or organization wants to achieve in
the near or distant future
✔✔decision-making - ✔✔the process by which an individual or group attempts to
determine what would be the best managerial selection from a set of possible options
✔✔Pareto Analysis (80/20 rule) - ✔✔decision making model that assumes that approx
80% of the benefits that an organ receives from a particular task are result of 20% of the
effort that the various individuals within organization put into the task. 80% of problems
produced by 20% of factors.
1.list all problems
2.group so similar benefits and factors together
3.each group then given score based on how affects overall organ
✔✔cost/benefit analysis - ✔✔dm strategy that examines the total estimated cost of each
option that is available alongside the total estimated benefit of each option available and
then compares the cost with the benefit to determine if the benefits of the option
outweigh the cost; relies heavily on estimation which makes inaccurate
✔✔Force Field Analysis - ✔✔decision-making strategy that examines all of the factors
that affect a particular situation and identifies those factors as either aiding the organ in
achieving a goal or ultimately causing the organ to fall short of reaching its specified
goal.
-make a list of all factors involved with particular option and then identify as helping or
hindering goal
-each factor given rating on scale of 1-5 with 1 being weakest
-if the forces that hinder the organ have higher numbers then probably not a realistic
choice
✔✔Grid Analysis - ✔✔dm strategy that takes all of the factors involved with each option,
rates each factor, and then gives each factor a weight based on its importance to the
overall decision.
✔✔scenario analysis - ✔✔dm method whereby individuals or organizations use their
experience, knowledge and intuition to predict what kidn of situations may arise from
each option if that particular option were chosen. Anticipating every possible outcome
that might occur and accurately predicting what events are most likely to occur in the
future can be impossible.
✔✔resource - ✔✔anything that can be used to aid either in the daily functioning of an
individual or organization or in the achievement of a particular goal.
, ✔✔land and natural resources - ✔✔anything that comes from the environment, such as
water, oil, soil, timber and the land itself
✔✔labor resources - ✔✔the actual effort that various people involved in an organization
put into a project, leading to the completion of that project
✔✔capital and capital goods - ✔✔any financial and human-made resources, including
money, tools, equipment, buildings, and houses
✔✔information resources - ✔✔any resources that allow an indiv or org to find, compile,
and put to use knowledge that might help in achieving a particular goal
✔✔non-financial resources - ✔✔Resources that are not cash or cannot be sold outright
and turned into cash, can be extremely useful to a family that is experiencing financial
problems. Can be used to produce income or reduce costs. Don't sell your house, but
rent out a room to make some extra money. A family member who is a seamstress
could lower a family's costs by mending everyone's clothing instead of throwing it away
or buying new garments.
✔✔change management - ✔✔process by which an org attempts to modify a particular
aspect of how it operates with as little harm to the org as possible. must use change
management techniques that do not place too much unnecessary stress upon the
members of the org.
✔✔empirical-rational strategy - ✔✔strategy of managing change; assumes that people
are ultimately interested in their own well-being and will more quickly accept changes if
they believe that those changes offer them some sort of benefit. (Incentives); d- less
effective if the org does not offer substantial enough incentives
✔✔normative-reeducative strategy - ✔✔strategy of managing change; revolves around
idea that peer pressure can bring about the changes that an org needs. People will
normally behave according to the expectations of society. ex: posters in breakroom that
affirm the importance of customer service; d-less effective when relations between
management and staff are strained or when employees feel rush or obligated to execute
the changes
✔✔power-coercive strategy - ✔✔strategy of managing change; assumes that people
will listen to authority figures and do as they are told. Works by preventing members
from choosing any other option than the one manager wants them to follow. If refuses to
accept, org may punish the individual.; d-can often promote unrest among members of
the org
✔✔consumer rights - ✔✔series of protections, usually guaranteed by law, that seek to
prevent individuals from being taken advantage of in the marketplace; consumer laws
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔goal - ✔✔particular purpose that an individual or organization wants to achieve in
the near or distant future
✔✔decision-making - ✔✔the process by which an individual or group attempts to
determine what would be the best managerial selection from a set of possible options
✔✔Pareto Analysis (80/20 rule) - ✔✔decision making model that assumes that approx
80% of the benefits that an organ receives from a particular task are result of 20% of the
effort that the various individuals within organization put into the task. 80% of problems
produced by 20% of factors.
1.list all problems
2.group so similar benefits and factors together
3.each group then given score based on how affects overall organ
✔✔cost/benefit analysis - ✔✔dm strategy that examines the total estimated cost of each
option that is available alongside the total estimated benefit of each option available and
then compares the cost with the benefit to determine if the benefits of the option
outweigh the cost; relies heavily on estimation which makes inaccurate
✔✔Force Field Analysis - ✔✔decision-making strategy that examines all of the factors
that affect a particular situation and identifies those factors as either aiding the organ in
achieving a goal or ultimately causing the organ to fall short of reaching its specified
goal.
-make a list of all factors involved with particular option and then identify as helping or
hindering goal
-each factor given rating on scale of 1-5 with 1 being weakest
-if the forces that hinder the organ have higher numbers then probably not a realistic
choice
✔✔Grid Analysis - ✔✔dm strategy that takes all of the factors involved with each option,
rates each factor, and then gives each factor a weight based on its importance to the
overall decision.
✔✔scenario analysis - ✔✔dm method whereby individuals or organizations use their
experience, knowledge and intuition to predict what kidn of situations may arise from
each option if that particular option were chosen. Anticipating every possible outcome
that might occur and accurately predicting what events are most likely to occur in the
future can be impossible.
✔✔resource - ✔✔anything that can be used to aid either in the daily functioning of an
individual or organization or in the achievement of a particular goal.
, ✔✔land and natural resources - ✔✔anything that comes from the environment, such as
water, oil, soil, timber and the land itself
✔✔labor resources - ✔✔the actual effort that various people involved in an organization
put into a project, leading to the completion of that project
✔✔capital and capital goods - ✔✔any financial and human-made resources, including
money, tools, equipment, buildings, and houses
✔✔information resources - ✔✔any resources that allow an indiv or org to find, compile,
and put to use knowledge that might help in achieving a particular goal
✔✔non-financial resources - ✔✔Resources that are not cash or cannot be sold outright
and turned into cash, can be extremely useful to a family that is experiencing financial
problems. Can be used to produce income or reduce costs. Don't sell your house, but
rent out a room to make some extra money. A family member who is a seamstress
could lower a family's costs by mending everyone's clothing instead of throwing it away
or buying new garments.
✔✔change management - ✔✔process by which an org attempts to modify a particular
aspect of how it operates with as little harm to the org as possible. must use change
management techniques that do not place too much unnecessary stress upon the
members of the org.
✔✔empirical-rational strategy - ✔✔strategy of managing change; assumes that people
are ultimately interested in their own well-being and will more quickly accept changes if
they believe that those changes offer them some sort of benefit. (Incentives); d- less
effective if the org does not offer substantial enough incentives
✔✔normative-reeducative strategy - ✔✔strategy of managing change; revolves around
idea that peer pressure can bring about the changes that an org needs. People will
normally behave according to the expectations of society. ex: posters in breakroom that
affirm the importance of customer service; d-less effective when relations between
management and staff are strained or when employees feel rush or obligated to execute
the changes
✔✔power-coercive strategy - ✔✔strategy of managing change; assumes that people
will listen to authority figures and do as they are told. Works by preventing members
from choosing any other option than the one manager wants them to follow. If refuses to
accept, org may punish the individual.; d-can often promote unrest among members of
the org
✔✔consumer rights - ✔✔series of protections, usually guaranteed by law, that seek to
prevent individuals from being taken advantage of in the marketplace; consumer laws
