Question 1
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Potatoes are farmed, sliced, and bagged with air to produce Lay’s potato chips. What type of manufacturing is this?
Question 2
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A woodworker is commissioned to make a bedroom suite for the governor's mansion. This is an example of what type of manufacturing?
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Mass production
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Extraction
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Customization
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Materials processing
Question 3
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Which processes turn economic resources into goods and services?
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Production
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Distribution
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Marketing
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Promotion
Question 4
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What production activity evaluates products to make sure that the products the business produces meet certain quality standards?
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form utility
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automation
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follow-up
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standardization
Question 5
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Producing 1000's of cans of Hunt's spaghetti sauce is an example of what type of manufacturing?
Question 6
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John hired a team to visit his business and make suggestions on how to improve the quality of his product and his profit margin. What type of work will the team perform?
Question 7
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The newly redesigned Toyota Corolla is an example of:
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product innovation.
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process innovation
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position innovation
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paradigm innovation
Question 8
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After an employee collects the necessary facts, what is the next step that an employee should take to solve a problem?
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analyze the information
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define the problem
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act on assumptions
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make a decision
Question 9
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Businesses evaluate the quality and source of the information they obtain to make sure the information is:
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random
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scientific
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technical
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useful
Question 10
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Steve used information from his American History book in writing his research paper on "What Happened to the American Indians?", published by South-Western Publishing Co. What kind of source was his American History book for his research paper?
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Primary source
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Secondary source
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Magazine
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Consumer reports
Question 11
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Each morning prior to production, the manager at Anne's Donuts has a meeting informing bakers and decorators of the new orders that came in overnight. After the meeting, the manager tells the bakery staff to get started on making the orders. What is the manager doing when he gives instructions for the employees to begin?
Question 12
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John purchased twenty new bar stools for his restaurant. This type of business operation?
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Safety and security
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Scheduling
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Logistics
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Facilities management
Question 13
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Which business operation focuses on managing the receiving, moving, and storing of supplies, materials, and finished products?
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Logistics
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Facilities management
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Scheduling
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Safety and security