Business Foundations
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Business Foundations introduces students to the fundamental principles and practices central to the operation and success of modern organizations. The course covers essential topics such as management, marketing, accounting, finance, and entrepreneurship, providing learners with a comprehensive overview of key business functions. Through case studies, real-world examples, and interactive activities, students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills necessary for making informed business decisions. This course serves as a valuable foundation for advanced study in business-related fields and prepares students to navigate the dynamic landscape of todays global economy.
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Business Essentials 8th Canadian Edition by
Ronald J. Ebert
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Chapter 1: Understanding the Canadian Business System
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Q1) Which of the following is correct?
A) In perfect competition, most firms in an industry are large.
B) In monopolistic competition, there are fewer sellers than in perfect competition but still many buyers.
C) All things considered, perfect competition is the ideal situation.
D) In order for an oligopoly to exist, there must not be more than three sellers.
E) In a monopoly, the firm that is the only supplier does not have to worry about how much consumer demand will fall as it raises its prices.
Answer: B
Q2) In a given national market, only five firms make and distribute little red wagons. This illustrates which degree of competition?
A) Monopoly
B) Selective competition
C) Oligopoly
D) Monopolistic competition
E) Perfect competition
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Environment of Business
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Q1) When Microsoft introduced Encarta, it caused the sale of hard copy encyclopedias sold by Encyclopedia Britannica to drop sharply. This is an example of which of Porter's five forces?
A) Rivalry among existing competitors
B) Threat of potential entrants
C) Suppliers
D) Buyers
E) Substitutes
Answer: B
Q2) A nation's ________ is the total amount of money that the government owes its creditors.
A) trade deficit
B) national debt
C) trade deficiency
D) trade shortage
E) trade surplus
Answer: B
Q3) What is a recession?
Answer: A recession is a period during which aggregate output declines.
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Chapter 3: Conducting Business Ethically and Responsibly
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Q1) What is a whistle-blower?
Answer: A whistle-blower is an employee who detects and tries to put an end to a company's unethical, illegal, or socially irresponsible actions by publicizing them.
Q2) What is the difference between illegal behaviour and unethical behaviour?
A) What is illegal varies from country to country, but what is unethical does not.
B) Illegal behaviour is that which breaks a country's laws, but unethical behaviour may not break any laws.
C) It is not possible to say what the difference is between illegal and unethical behaviour.
D) Illegal behaviour covers a broader range of issues than unethical behaviour.
E) There is no real difference between illegal and unethical behaviour.
Answer: B
Q3) Because Joan owns a small company, the concept of socially responsible behaviour does not apply to her.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Entrepreneurship, Small Business, and New Venture Creation
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Q1) Karen is trying to assess whether she can start her own small business. But, as with many small businesses, money is a problem. She asks for your help. You indicate that the most likely source of money for starting up a small business is A) family investment.
B) lottery winnings.
C) banks.
D) credit unions.
E) personal savings.
Q2) Explain what the idea of "entrepreneurial fit" means. Give an example.
Q3) A business is at its riskiest point during the start-up phase.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the two most widely used methods to form a corporation?
Q5) Assets that a borrower uses to secure a loan or other credit are referred to as A) financed assets.
B) tangible assets.
C) fixed assets.
D) collateral.
E) assignments.
Q6) Describe the business plan and the start-up decisions made by small businesses. Page 6
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Chapter 5: The Global Context of Business
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Q1) Lite Foods is a producer of breakfast cereals such as oatmeal and cornflakes, and its products can be found in nearly all supermarkets across Canada. Lite Foods now has its sights set on international shores, specifically the large Chinese consumer market. Company executives are currently debating the optimal route for the firm to enter the market. Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument for venturing into the Chinese market?
A) The affluent Chinese middle class is large and is quick to adopt western lifestyles and product preferences.
B) Growth in the United States cereal market continues to be strong.
C) The Chinese fixed exchange rate regime may change, which could mean a stronger Yuan that would affect Chinese exports.
D) Chinese food preferences are very slow to evolve.
E) China recently signed a free-trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Q2) Explain the two forms of competitive advantage and provide examples of each.
Q3) The total volume of world trade is about $10 trillion.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What is a trade deficit?
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Chapter 6: Managing the Business Enterprise
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Q1) Is management an art or a science?
Q2) Which of the following would usually be considered a strength in a SWOT analysis?
A) Good managerial talent
B) A dedicated work force
C) Employees with good technical expertise
D) Surplus cash
E) All of these
Q3) Explain the importance of strategic management and effective goal setting in organizational success.
Q4) Which of the following would typically be considered an opportunity?
A) An improving economy
B) Quick-paying customers
C) High unemployment
D) Decreased demand from foreign countries
E) A large base of satisfied customers
Q5) What is management?
Q6) What is organizational politics?
Q7) What is the difference between a "purpose" and a "mission"?
Q8) Describe the three steps in strategy formulation.
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Chapter 7: Organizing the Business Enterprise
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Q1) In the ________ structure, teams are formed in which individuals report to two or more managers, usually including a line manager and a staff manager.
A) conglomerate
B) matrix
C) divisional
D) international
E) functional
Q2) Which of the following best describes accountability?
A) The assignment of a task, responsibility, or authority by a manager to a subordinate
B) The number of people supervised by one manager
C) The duty to perform an assigned task
D) The liability of subordinates for accomplishing tasks assigned by managers
E) The power to make the decisions necessary to complete a task
Q3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of specialization?
Q4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of departmentalization by geography?
Q5) Describe what delegation and accountability are and how they are related.
Q6) Describe centralization/decentralization, delegation, and authority as the key ingredients in establishing the decision-making hierarchy.
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Chapter 8: Managing Human Resources and Labour Relations
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Q1) An Ipsos Reid survey of over 1000 workers revealed that about ________ of those surveyed felt that they didn't always fit in well at work.
A) one-fifth
B) one-quarter
C) one-third
D) one-half
E) three-quarters
Q2) Vestibule training is an instructional-based program in which a trainer presents material in a descriptive fashion to those attending a trainee program.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The collective bargaining process begins with the recognition of the union as the sole bargaining agent for its members.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss some of the facts/issues of retirement.
Q5) Why would a business firm wish to select employees for promotion from within the organization?
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Chapter 9: Motivating, Satisfying, and Leading Employees
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Q1) At the Bowmanville, Ontario, plant of St. Mary's Cement Inc., members of various departments joined a team whose goal was to find ways to reduce the company's energy bills. After analyzing the situation, the committee developed a list of energy-saving initiatives and created plans to implement them. This is an example of a
A) problem-solving team.
B) virtual team.
C) transnational team.
D) self-managed team.
E) project team.
Q2) Managers focus on plans, results, and goals, whereas leaders focus on A) productivity.
B) profitability.
C) people.
D) sales.
E) controlling for results.
Q3) What is an MBO program and what are the major benefits of such a program?
Q4) What is ethical leadership?
Q5) What is charismatic leadership?
Q6) In path-goal theory, what is the primary function of a leader?
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Chapter 10: Operations Management, Productivity, and Quality
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Q1) Pauline is an operator monitoring a production process. Which one of the following should she use during the production process to monitor quality of the product?
A) A process capability study
B) A control chart
C) Competitive product analysis
D) A pacing meter system
E) Quality circles
Q2) Describe two alternatives for production facility layouts.
Q3) In a ________ system, the customer is an active participant, but in a ________ system, the customer is not an active participant.
A) low-contact; high-contact
B) active; inactive
C) high-contact; low-contact
D) high-interaction; low-interaction
E) low-interaction; high-interaction
Q4) A process capability study provides information about variation in a production process.
A)True
B)False
Chapter 11: Understanding Accounting
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Q1) Which of the following ensures that the accounting equation is always kept in balance?
A) Credits
B) Debits
C) Double-entry accounting
D) Balance sheet
E) T-accounts
Q2) The controller is a company's chief accounting officer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What types of services did CAs, CGAs, and CMAs provide before the three groups merged? How will the merger change the situation?
Q4) List the potential users of accounting information.
Q5) A balance sheet would not be able to help a manager answer which question?
A) Is it a good time to try to grow the business?
B) Can the company survive if a period of low revenues happens?
C) Does the company have an excessive number of employees?
D) Is the company able to take on more debt?
E) What is the total value of all of the company's assets?
Q6) What do forensic accountants do?
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Chapter 12: Understanding Marketing Principles and Developing Products
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Q1) You and your spouse notice that the sports car you currently own is not going to be suitable for travelling when the new baby comes along. You are in the problem recognition stage of the consumer buying process.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The four elements in the marketing mix are
A) advertising, sales promotion, publicity, and public relations.
B) marketing managers, a marketing plan, relationship marketing, and profit.
C) price, place, promotion, and product.
D) profit, price, place, and promotion.
E) demographics, psychographics, geographics, and product use.
Q3) Explain how marketers identify different market segments.
Q4) In the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Global Brands Ranking, the three most successful brands in the world were Apple, Google, and IBM.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the effects that demographics can have on marketing strategies.
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Q6) Describe the four major influences on consumer behaviour.
Q7) Describe three strategies for extending the product life cycle.
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Chapter 13: Pricing, Promotion, and Distributing Products
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Q1) A wholesale grocer purchases groceries by truckload or railroad boxcar load and then fills individual grocery store orders from inventory. What transportation method will typically be used to ship these grocery orders to supermarkets within a 100-kilometre radius of the warehouse?
A) Air
B) Rail
C) Water
D) Pipeline
E) Truck
Q2) The ultimate objective of any promotion is to sell more products.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is correct with regard to the various media?
A) About twice as much is spent on advertising in magazines than is spent on newspapers.
B) Newspapers generally allow advertisers to target their audiences well.
C) Radio stations are generally not highly segmented into listening categories.
D) Billboard messages are relatively expensive.
E) People tend to use radio as "background" while they are doing other things.
Q4) What is the fundamental difference between retailers and wholesalers?
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Chapter 14: Money and Banking
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Q1) Describe the changes that have taken place in banking as a result of deregulation.
Q2) When a bank makes your monthly bill payments and manages your investment portfolio, this is known as
A) a trust service.
B) a smart card.
C) an ABM.
D) a direct deposit.
E) a point-of-sale transfer.
Q3) Why are credit cards so popular?
Q4) The law of one price ensures that no country's currency is overvalued.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Money, in the form of currency, can be used for future purchases and thus illustrates the ________ function of money.
A) basis for banking system
B) store of value
C) medium of exchange
D) payment for labour
E) unit of account
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Chapter 15: Finacial Decisions and Risk Management
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Q1) Which term is used to identify the granting of credit by one firm to another?
A) A line of credit
B) A commitment fee
C) Trade credit
D) A secured loan
E) An interfirm understanding of commercial intent
Q2) What is the difference between par value, market value, and book value?
Q3) John bought $40 000 worth of receivables for 60 percent of that sum ($24 000). He will profit if the money he eventually collects exceeds the amount he paid for the receivables. John is involved in
A) pledging accounts receivable.
B) leveraging goods-in-process inventory.
C) collateralizing inventory.
D) factoring accounts receivable.
E) hedging.
Q4) Debt financing does not affect management control, but it does affect management flexibility.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the investment traits of preferred stock.
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