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Free CIMA E1 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 9

Questions 81

Which of the following is the term used to describe the degree to which a task in an organisation is divided into a number of separate activities?

Options:
A.

Span of control

B.

Centralisation

C.

Work specialisation

D.

Formalisation

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Questions 82

At his recent appraisal CD discussed his development needs with PQ, his line manager.  In particular CD has said that he would like the opportunity to take on more responsibility.  Which of the following job design techniques could PQ use to support CD's development?.

Options:
A.

Job enlargement

B.

 Job enrichment

C.

Job significance

D.

Job rotation

Questions 83

Which one of the following structures primarily suits a nationwide business with three product lines; for example, soup, condiments and baby food?

Options:
A.

Functional

B.

Divisional

C.

Matrix

D.

Geographical

Questions 84

XY Company is a manufacturing company making a variety of products for sale in different markets. Which of the following is the most likely organisational structure that such a company will adopt?

Options:
A.

Divisional structure

B.

Entrepreneurial structure

C.

Functional structure

D.

Matrix structure

Questions 85

La Vie En Rose was the latest perfume from the popular and well known perfumery, Lola. In almost every high quality magazine there was an advert featuring a famous actress and produced by a well known director. A

few weeks after launching, La Vie En Rose became the top selling perfume.

At the same time, another perfume called Amber launched from a smaller company and only appeared in a few advertisements and the perfume doesn't sell well.

In a blind test, where participants tried both Amber and La Vie En Rose, it was found that La Vie En Rose was the most popular choice.

Which orientation did La Vie En Rose use and why was it more successful than the Amber perfume?

Options:
A.

La Vie En Rose focused primarily on the selling and promotion of a product.

B.

The perfumery based their marketing around customer needs.

C.

The perfumery were chiefly concerned with the quality of La Vie En Rose.

D.

They specialised in producing as much as possible of a given product or service.

Questions 86

The coherent approach for organising, governing, analysing and deploying an organisations' information assets' Which of the following does the above statement describe?

Options:
A.

Data Manipulation

B.

Data Strategy

C.

Data Modelling

D.

Data Analysis

Questions 87

Which THREE of the following suggest an independent approach to organisational purchasing according to Reck and Long?

Options:
A.

Growing awareness of the financial importance of purchasing.

B.

Skills in negotiating the best price with suppliers.

C.

A move away from reactive to more professional approaches.

D.

Involvement in strategic planning.

E.

Treating suppliers as partners.

F.

Efficient responses to requests for supplies from departments.

Questions 88

Lancaster and Withey (2003) identifies five steps in consumer decision making. Which THREE are valid?

Options:
A.

The purchase decision

B.

Evaluation of the sellers website

C.

Need/problem recognition

D.

Post purchase evaluation

E.

The sale decision

Questions 89

Which of the following scenarios is an example of independence within the role of the finance function?

Options:
A.

Financial accountant updates the directors details in the statutory accounts based on the updates provided by the Company Secretary

B.

Financial accountant includes the corporation tax provision in the statutory accounts as calculated by the treasury department

C.

Management accountant chooses to apply depreciation rates based on known replacement date of assets, rather than following accounting standards.

D.

Management accountant prepares variance reports based on comparing actual financial data with budgeted expectations.

Questions 90

C's company wants to increase socially responsible cost effective practices across it's supply chain

C who is a member of the finance function has been asked to see how this can be achieved and is going to use the 'information to impact framework* to do this.

Which of the following is the correct order in which the required activities will need to be earned out?

Options:
A.

Advise. Assemble. Apply. Analyse

B.

Assemble, Analyse , Advise. Apply

C.

Apply. Advise Analyse, Assemble

D.

Analyse. Assemble, Advise. Apply