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Fundamentals of Business Economics

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Question # 111

West Morton Rail has calculated that the number of passengers travelling on their railway increases during school holidays, while the inverse is true for most other railways in the country.

Which of the following is the most likely reason for this unusual correlation?

A.

West Morton Rail is a heritage railway, meaning it will receive more passengers as rates of tourism increase during the school holidays

B.

West Morton Rail is situated in a town where there are very few schools

C.

West Morton Rail has a special discount for passengers using their service during the school holidays

D.

West Morton Rail receives less revenue than other railway services

Question # 112

Company X ' s government has seen the the balance of payments deficit steadily rising while they have been in power.

Which of the following would be a good policy to implement to counteract this?

A.

Decrease the interest rates across the whole economy to limit foreign investment

B.

Reduce bureaucracy by removing quotas and obligations for imported goods

C.

Increase the rate of income tax by 10% in each bracket

D.

Increase the rate of interest in the economy by 5%

Question # 113

Government X has just increased taxes in order to limit spending and hence demand.

Which of the following is most likely to have been the cause of this fiscal policy?

A.

An inflationary gap, where demand outstrips output

B.

A drop in prices caused by other fiscal policy instruments, e.g. a reduction in business taxes

C.

The attainment of full employment within the economy

D.

The contraction of the national economy

Question # 114

MakeHay are struggling to co-ordinate their different departments so that deadlines are hit. Two managers suggest different ideas to solve this issue.

Manager Smith suggests MakeHay open a new office who is responsible for co-ordinating the different departments, and would also have their own production targets.

Manager Jones suggests that opening another office would increase production, and so ensure deadlines are hit.

Why is neither manager correct?

A.

Opening a new office could lead to delays in messages being communicated between different departments

B.

Opening a new office is not viable for the company at its current size

C.

Opening a new office would be too expensive for the company at present

D.

Opening a new office would guarantee targets are met between departments

Question # 115

' The £ has risen against other currencies since August, defying forecasters who thought that the UK ' s widening trade deficit must cause the £ ' s exchange rate to fall. '

From the above information, it can be concluded that, since August

A.

UK exports have become less price competitive

B.

The UK inflation rate has increased

C.

UK interest rates must have increased

D.

The strengthening pound has improved the UK balance of payments on current account

Question # 116

A trade agreement that removes all import tariffs between member countries, sets up common external tariffs against non-members, but does not advance toward economic integration is called

A.

an economic union.

B.

a customs union.

C.

a free trade area.

D.

a common market

Question # 117

TrowPlan Ltd. is planning on growing their business through expanding their real estate holdings. In order to do this, they have taken out a bank loan of £2 million. This loan is to be repaid by TrowPlan Ltd. over a period of

14 years with an interest rate of 10%. However, there are rumours of recession in the banking sector, and the economic uncertainty caused by Britain ' s vote to leave the EU continues to decrease the value of pound

sterling.

In these circumstances, which of these options would be the least suitable course of action for TrowPlan Ltd. to take?

Select ALL that apply.

A.

Take out the loan without any guarantee or security so as to see whether interest rates lower in the near future

B.

Take out an interest rate guarantee and wait until the economic situation becomes clearer before taking out a Forward Rate Agreement

C.

Take out a Forward Rate Agreement to fix the interest rate repayable on the £2 million loan

D.

Take out an interest rate option and wait to buy an interest rate future until the economic situation becomes clearer

E.

Buy an interest rate future in order to fix the interest rate repayable on the £2 million loan

Question # 118

Since its release. Bob Aker ' s ' Cooking to Go ' has sold the following number of copies each Q1:

2X13:200

2X14:430

2X15:530

2X16:450

Using these figures and the equation, y (trend) = 500 + 20x, which of the following is the mean seasonal average of sales of Bob Aker ' s ' Cooking to Go ' for Q1 over the last four years?

Calculate all the final and answer and all intermediate workings to 2 dp.

0.77

0.85

1.02

4.5

0.63

Question # 119

Pills Pharmaceuticals have compiled a component bar chart detailing the proportion of sales revenue the organisation receives from the sale of three groups of products: medical devices, contraceptives and day-to-day or prescription drugs.

In Month 2, which was the most profitable type of product?

A.

Pills Medical Devices

B.

Pills Contraceptives

C.

Pills Day-to-Day Tablets

Question # 120

A commercial airline uses its database to develop the following regression model to predict the cost of a flight Y (in dollars) by number of passengers:

Y = 1,570 +40 7x

Which of the following statements is correct in relation to the airline ' ?

A.

The cost of a flight will increase by $40.7 when an additional passenger is added to the flight.

B.

The regression model makes accurate predictions for this commercial airline, therefore it will provide good forecasts for other commercial airlines.

C.

The positive intercept in the model indicates a positive relationship between the cost of a flight and the number of passengers.

D.

If each pair of data points is plotted on a graph with Y on the vertical axis and X on the horizontal axis, there will be a downward sloping line.

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