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Free CIMA BA1 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 8

Questions 71

VapNat, an e-cigarette store, has experienced a steep decline in sales over the past six months, despite the economy in general performing well.

Which of the following are most likely to have contributed to such a decline?

Select ALL that apply.

Options:
A.

Social factors

B.

Tech nological factors

C.

Legal factors

D.

Environmental factors

E.

Political factors

F.

Economic factors

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Questions 72

Country X is a country highly reliant on its oil exports. However, in recent months, oil prices have fallen by 20%. It is located near Country Y, an oil exporter which is a member of a trading bloc. Country X has some coal reserves, but faces stiff competition from Country Z, a member of the trading bloc, which also exports coal.

Which of the following would be the most effective way for the government to alleviate these circumstances?

Select ALL that apply.

Options:
A.

Purchase oil produced within the country in order to support the domestic oil industry

B.

Invest in retraining those working in the oil industry so they can enter other domestic industries which are currently more profitable

C.

Dump its oil exports into the trading bloc by exporting the oil at an artificially low price

D.

Begin extracting and exporting coal as a substitute for oil

E.

Allow the oil industry in Country X without any further investment to fail as it is a sunset industry

Questions 73

The managing director of Polly's has been given a pie chart showing the current proportion of sales across the chain's five stores.

BA1 Question 73

Which of the below are the most significant reasons why the pie chart is an inappropriate way of expressing this data?

Select ALL that apply.

Options:
A.

It cannot be used to develop sales strategies moving forward

B.

It does not give specific details as to which items sold in store are experiencing poor sales

C.

It does not show the best and worst performing stores

D.

It does not track sales over time

E.

It does not show the store sales as raw figures

Questions 74

Which of the following is an internal economy of scale?

Options:
A.

The bank offering cheap loans to large companies

B.

The local government runs a scheme which allows business to get rid of their rubbish without charge

C.

A university discovers a new algorithm which makes manufacturing 3x faster

D.

A new highway is built from a large port into a manufacturing town

Questions 75

Which of the following will NOT affect the price elasticity of supply?

Options:
A.

The time period considered.

B.

Production costs.

C.

The level of stocks.

D.

Proportion of income spent.

Questions 76

Brine Bank is facing a liquidity crisis.

Which of the following should the central bank NOT do in response to this?

Select all that apply.

Options:
A.

Sell government bonds to decrease interest rates, encouraging borrowing from the bank's customers

B.

Lower the capital adequacy ratio

C.

Raise the capital adequacy ratio

D.

Buy government bonds, discouraging customers from borrowing and encouraging them to save their money

E.

Sell treasury bonds to limit the amount of credit in the economy

Questions 77

Best for Beer is a brewery based in the UK. In the last year, it has seen its sales decrease by 23%. During the same period, the British Government has launched and run a public health campaign against excessive

alcohol consumption due to the rising number of incidents related to excessive alcohol consumption or 'binge-drinking' in the country.

Which of the following sources would be most relevant for Best for Beer to discover more about the public health campaign's effect on sales?

Options:
A.

News media

B.

Online surveys for customers

C.

Employment briefings

D.

Trade journals

E.

Legal information

Questions 78

Miss Ruby designs and makes large ornaments for grand buildings. She is informed that her range of candle sticks have a price elasticity of-1.2

Which of the following plans would be most appropriate?

Options:
A.

Produce more candlesticks

B.

Create more ornate candlesticks which have a higher cost per product

C.

Run an expensive ad campaign in an interior design magazine

D.

Increase the price of candle sticks

Questions 79

The interest rate at TrowBank is currently running at 7%. The number of customers borrowing to invest has fallen drastically.

Which of the following explains why this is the case?

Select ALL that apply.

Options:
A.

The high interest rate means that it is more expensive to borrow to invest

B.

Many customers have decided to save rather than invest due to the high interest rate

C.

The high interest rate means customers are less confident about investing

D.

The high interest rate has caused prices to rise, meaning customers have not got enough disposable cash to make investments

E.

The high interest rate has resulted in customers' purchasing power decreasing

Questions 80

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?

Options:
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