DECA Questions 1-25

Which of the following is an example of vertical conflict within a distribution channel?

A retail chain develops a private brand to compete with the national brand it sells

Which of the following is an example of a business that's coordinating marketing activities with Channel members...?

A wholesaler follows up with a producer to ensure that it will ship products to arrive in time for a retailer's scheduled promotion

PRD Manufacturing quickly realigned its production processes to meet a sudden rise in customer demand for its products. What characteristic of an adaptable organization did the manufacturing company exhibit?

Agility

Which of the following is a characteristic of a wholesaler?

Boys goods from producers in large quantities

To reinforce the company's customer-friendly image, managers should consistently...?

Communicate the company's service-quality expectations to employees

Which of the following is a reason why someone might have trouble adapting to new circumstances...?

Contentment

A primary responsibility of a federal regulatory agency is issuing radio and television licenses to qualified applicants. What type of authority does the agency have?

Control of Supply

To emphasize the value of diversity in the workplace employees should...?

Discourage stereotypes

When businesses want to make their products available to customers but do not want to over-distribute their goods and services, they are seeking...?

Ideal market exposure

The primary purpose of building political relationships in the workplace is to...?

Influence others behavior

A business periodically moves its employees from one department to another to perform different tasks, which helps boost employee morale and combat boredom. This is an example of...?

Job rotation

Pablo takes a telephone call for a coworker. So that Pablo's coworker can follow up with the telephone caller, he should ask the caller for his/her..?

Name, organization, and telephone number

Consumer spending is most likely to increase when...?

New payment rates decline

When a business opens a second location on the other side of town to provide residents with easier accessibility to its goods and services, it is creating _____ utility

Place

Aaron prepared a detailed report for his supervisor that described several issues that Aaron's work group has been experiencing on a long-term project. Aaron described the most difficult or challenging issues in the beginning of the report and ended the report with the least important points. How did Aaron organize the information in the report?

Priority sequence

What type of tax did Robert pay when he purchased a new bicycle from Wheeler's Bike Shop?

Sales

Which of the following is a pre-reading activity that often helps business people determine if online information is relevant to the specific topic they are researching?

Scanning titles and headings

What is the best way for an employee to obtain product specifications for a piece of office equipment?

Send a letter of inquiry to the vendor

What is a primary advantage to businesses that use an electric data interchange (EDI) system?

Shortens order cycle times

Barker's Dog Food pays Sid's supermarket chain a large sum of money in exchange for highly visible shelf space for its dog-food products in the stores. Barker's Dog Good is paying...?

Slotting allowance

Which of the following is a positive way for a project manager to motivate team members to keep their good work..?

Take team members to lunch after reaching a major project

Companies demonstrate ethical behavior in customer relationship management (CRM) by...?

Taking steps to secure their customers confidential information

Which of the following is an example of an employee engaging in negative workplace gossip?

Todd says, "I heard that the only reason Rachel was promoted is because she is dating the bosses son.

Annette sent an email to her supervisor to request a meeting to discuss the terms for a contract with a new vendor. This is an example of...?

Upward communication

To determine your personal vision you must first consider...?

Your values