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Questions # 21:

Which of the following is an example of a formal relationship in which two organisations legally contract to co-operate in defined ways to achieve specific commercial objectives?

Options:

A.

Outsourcing

B.

Strategic Alliance

C.

Shared Service Centre

D.

Merger

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Questions # 22:

Which of the following is NOT an element of the EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) equation?

Options:

A.

Total purchases per year

B.

Total ordering cost per order

C.

Total inventory cost per year

D.

The reorder quantity

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Questions # 23:

YZ Company has grown rapidly and has recently recruited a finance director to set up a more structured finance function. During this process care will be needed to ensure effective lines of communication between different disciplines within the whole function and to recognise the interdependencies.

 

Which of the following are examples of the interdependence of elements of the finance function?

 

Select ALL that apply.

Options:

A.

Variance analysis reporting

B.

Taxation management

C.

Budget management

D.

Management reporting

E.

Statutory financial reporting

F.

Internal auditing

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Questions # 24:

M works for an organisation that adopts the principle of a total reward package for high achieving employees. The organsiation recognises that there are more things to motivate staff than cash remuneration alone. M is striving for promotion and has been promised a company car and prominent car parking space at the front of the office if he achieves it. Which of Maslow's needs is being identified in the scenario above?

Options:

A.

Ego

B.

Self-fulfillment

C.

Safety

D.

Social

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Questions # 25:

More and more organisations are developing their supply chain networks by building closer links with suppliers. Which THREE of the following are considered to be features of this trend?

Options:

A.

Early supplier involvement

B.

In-house resolution of design problems

C.

Computer systems linked to customers

D.

Price and inventory co-ordination

E.

Supplier representative on site

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Questions # 26:

Y has recently been appointed as the head of a large charity. This is the first not-for-profit organisation that she has been involved with, having gained most of her experience in large retail organisations. She wants to make sure that she understands the differing objectives of her new employer.

 

Which THREE of the objectives below would be most likely associated with a not-for-profit organisation?

Options:

A.

Utilisation of resources

B.

Profit maximisation

C.

Value for money

D.

Increasing donations

E.

Maximising shareholder returns

F.

Increasing share price

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Questions # 27:

Having the right assets and making the best use of them is crucial if an organisation is to achieve its strategies on a sustainable basis. Which of the following best describes the row of the finance function in relation to an organisation’s assets?

Options:

A.

Deciding on which new machinery to buy for the production facility.

B.

Ensuring that assets are used to their optimum capacity on an on-going basis.

C.

Setting asset lifetimes that are in keeping with shareholders' requirements.

D.

Collating and providing information to enable efficient asset management

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Questions # 28:

The development of a Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR) strategy is increasingly common in modern business and will include 5 key areas including customer expectation

Which of the following best describes customer expectation in this context?

Options:

A.

Ensuring all members of society have the skill, tools and ability to access the online digital world

B.

Sharing data in a benevolent way to help society, this could help inform choices and improve management of information

C.

Using data in a responsible and secure way that is in line with customer and employees expectations.

D.

The need for transparency around the use of data and the ability to opt in and be rewarded for sharing data

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Questions # 29:

JKL is an online marketing agency and is currently developing its systems to improve efficiency in storing and retrieving data

P works in the finance function and is currently assisting the development of a technical map of rules and data structures to enable the data to be stored effectively in JKL's new databases.

At what level of the data modelling process is P working on?

Options:

A.

Conceptual

B.

Visual

C.

Logical

D.

Physical

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Questions # 30:

The secondary objectives of a not-for-profit organisation are economy, efficiency and effectiveness.

Which of the following gives the correct description of each of these?

A

Economy: Controlling costs.

Efficiency: Achieving objectives at minimum cost

Effectiveness A measure of achievement by reference to objectives

B

Economy Achieving objectives at minimum cost

Efficiency: A measure of achievement by reference to objectives

Effectiveness Controlling costs.

C

Economy: Controlling costs.

Efficiency: A measure of achievement by reference to objectives.

Effectiveness: Achieving objectives at minimum cost.

D

Economy: Achieving objectives at minimum cost.

Efficiency: Controlling costs.

Effectiveness A measure of achievement by reference to objectives

Options:

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