Commerce questions and answers

Commerce Questions and Answers

Test and improve your knowledge of the fundamentals of buying and selling with these Commerce past questions and answers.

1,521.

When a company buys up firms supplying it with raw materials, this is an example of

A.

horizontal integration

B.

a holding company

C.

backward integration

D.

consortium

E.

lateral merger

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,522.

Which of the following is used to transmit typed messages over long distances?

A.

Dictaphone

B.

Teleprinter

C.

Computer

D.

Telephone

E.

Radio

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,523.

The difference between the total amount of money received by a country and the total amount paid to other countries within a given period is the

A.

trade gap

B.

balance of trade

C.

balance of payments

D.

current account balance

E.

terms of trade

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,524.

Which of the following is not the duty of an entrepreneur?

A.

provision of inital capital

B.

Bearing of risks

C.

Organization of other factors of production

D.

Decision on what to produce

E.

Decision on the amount of tax to pay

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,525.

The social responsibility factor of an organization is geared towards

A.

contributing to the sustenance and development of its host community

B.

operating without disrupting the very esssence of the environment

C.

tackling the soci-economic problems of the state

D.

meeting the needs and demands of the shareholders

Correct answer is A

Social responsibility is an ethical theory, in which individuals and business enterprises are accountable for fulfilling their civic duty; the actions of an individual or business must benefit the whole of society. In this way, there must be a balance between economic growth and the welfare of society and the environment.