Tag: elements of business

Questions Related to elements of business

________ is the first phase of Materials Management.

  1. Purchasing

  2. Marketing

  3. Branding

  4. Advertising


Correct Option: A

The purchasing department's primary goals include(s) _________.

  1. To locate suppliers that can provide goods and services in accordance with the buyer's requirements.

  2. To buy items that meet the quality specifications of the buyer.

  3. To create a stream of deliveries into the buyer's premises that minimize the raw materials inventory investment

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Common purchasing activities include _______.

  1. receive and verify purchase requisitions

  2. search for qualified suppliers that can fulfill the buyer's needs

  3. issue purchase orders to suppliers

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Purchase Manager considers ______ factors also about suppliersĀ before purchasing specific items for the production.

  1. time of delivery

  2. trade discount

  3. terms of payment

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

The first activity of Purchasing cycle is _______.

  1. communicating requirement to the purchase

  2. source Selection and development

  3. recognizing the need for procurement

  4. inspection of goods


Correct Option: C

______ is the process of recording details of stock movements and balances in terms of financial value.

  1. Book-keeping

  2. Financial accounting

  3. Stores accounting

  4. Management accounting


Correct Option: C

Production related procurement refers to the purchasing of _____.

  1. Office supplies

  2. Furniture

  3. Raw materials

  4. Information systems


Correct Option: C

The objective(s) of forward purchasing is / are _______.

  1. To guard against interruption in supply

  2. To economize the use of storage space

  3. To guard against the future rise in price

  4. All of these


Correct Option: A

Issue and Dispatch is the process of _____.

  1. receiving demands

  2. selecting the items required

  3. dispatching the products to customers

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

The purchase order form is designed by _______.

  1. Materials Manager

  2. Purchase Manager

  3. Marketing Manager

  4. None of them


Correct Option: B