Unit 4 Review POB

Some businesses use an automatic reorder system to maintain an adequate:

• budget for expenses.
• work environment.
• inventory of supplies.
• maintenance system.

Trey compares the prices offered by different vendors for the same goods and services. Which part of the purchasing process is Trey involved in?

• price fixing
• bid analysis
• invoice payment
• receipt of goods

Which question should be answered by the purchasing function?

• How can we inform customers of available merchandise?
• How much merchandise should we buy?
• How will merchandise be shipped to us?
• How can we protect merchandise from pilferage?

Maintaining an inventory of supplies helps a business to:

• establish sales goals.
• operate efficiently.
• locate vendors.
• evaluate processes.

Mark, who owns a small home-appliance store, is in the process of placing an order for 12 refrigerators, 8 stoves, and 4 portable dishwashers. Mark is purchasing the refrigerators for $674.98 each, the stoves for $493.22 each, and the portable dishwashers for $284.83 each. What is the total cost of the stoves that Mark is purchasing?

• $493.22
• $3,945.76
• $2,278.64
• $5,399.84
  

The primary reason that governments develop workplace health and safety regulations is to:

•  protect employees from injury and illness. 
•  reduce the risk of employment discrimination. 
•  ensure that employees have access to insurance. 
•  prevent the breach of business information systems. 

One way a business can reduce the risk of accidents in the workplace is by providing its employees with:

•  safety training. 
•  electronic data interchange (EDI). 
•  supply manuals. 
•  weight-loss programs. 
  

In a factory, Jose operates a large machine that presses sheet metal into shape by applying 1000 pounds of pressure per square inch. If Jose loses a pinky finger because it got caught in the machine, what is the best way to describe the type of hazard that caused the injury?

•  Mechanical hazard 
•  Chemical hazard 
•  Physical hazard 
•  Dukes of Hazard 
  

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created with the signing of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1971. The purpose of the act is to:

•  assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women.
•  create more government jobs. 
•  make it more difficult to operate a small business. 
•  reduce the power of unions. 

Sally climbed the shelving unit to get a box on the top shelf because there was no ladder supplied by her boss. She fell and broke her arm. What is the best way to describe the type of hazard that caused the injury?

•  Physical hazard 
•  Mechanical hazard 
•  Chemical hazard 
•  Biological hazard.