I am greatly indebted to
[and hope I be forgiven for my pillaging and
pilfering from] an
excellent French website, namely,se-former.org...
(now closed down)...
Forsooth, I have made very few changes and contributed very little of my own,
beyond adding a fourth false alternative answer...
Please do not click the answer button
before you have thoroughly studied the question and deliberated on
your own choice !!
01 --
Total quality management has been promoted partly through
the organisation of ............... on production lines.
a.
quality circles b.fiscal aggregate c.
wage negotiations d.
personnel
increase e.
budget constraint
02
-- Expected growth in its major
markets means that the company is likely to experience greater
............... .
a.
profits b.
problems c.
output d.
losses e.
benefits
03
--
The company narrowly avoided
receivership by selling-off ............... that were
peripheral to its core-activity.
a.
undertakings b.
incentives c.
equipment d.
transactions e.
assets
04
--
Problems with its
............... have led the
company to default on its interest and loan repayments.
a.
instability b.
cash flow c.
bank balance d.
instability e.
speculation
05
--
In order to control better its
production techniques, the firm's investment strategy essentially concentrates
on ............... .
a.cash
acquisitions b.annual
turnover c.
job security d.
purchase planning e.
internal growth
06
--
To reduce its
..............., the company is shifting production to
neighbouring
Bulgaria.
a.
social security contributions b.
fictive earnings c.
commercial mergers d.
charges e.
tax rebates
07
--
To shorten
............... some firms resort to making products with "built-in
obsolescence".
a.long term payments b.agreement
specification c.
product life-cycles d.
economic circles e.
length of inflation
08
--
To expand its activities, the
news group announced that it was launching a/an
............... for another television station.
a.
auction b.
sell-off c.
balance sheet d.
takeover bid e.
fixed income policy
09
--
Since the development of its new
product, the company has seen its ...............
expand rapidly.
a.real purchasing power b.deflationary
measures c.
market share d.
interest rate parity e.
prices and incomes
10
--
Given high R&D costs and the
failure of the product launch, the company is likely to suffer record
............... this year.
a.
profits b.
losses c.
surplus d.
sales e.
expenditure
11
--
The hurricane in Florida
is likely
to generate substantial ............... for the insurance
industry.
a.
premiums b.
policy-holders c.
assets d.
profits e.
liabilities
12
--
The company's
............... has been moved off-shore in order to reduce tax
payments.
a.trainee
staff b.
allocations c.
headquarters d.
plant and equipment e.
operations
13
--
To enhance the flexibility of its
operations, the company is putting out more and more work to
............... .
a.
sub-contractors b.
producers c.
suppliers d.
customers e.bribers
14
--
As part of its expansion
overseas, the company is seeking to set up a/an ................
with a local producer.
a.local branch b.
interest rate c.
expensive branch d.
joint-venture e.economical
branch
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