Commerce questions and answers

Commerce Questions and Answers

Test and improve your knowledge of the fundamentals of buying and selling with these Commerce past questions and answers.

641.

The measure of independence available to the individual business units that come together is the main difference between

A.

vertical and horizontal integration

B.

Mergers and Acquisition

C.

Consortium and imagination

D.

Trust and Cartel

Correct answer is B

In a merger, two or more business enterprises come together to form one big entity and may retain some level of independence, while an  acquisition is a total take over of a firm usually by a bigger firm.

642.

Resources commited into the production of relatively few commodities is known as

A.

Production

B.

Specialization

C.

Creation manufacturing

D.

Manufacturing

Correct answer is B

Specialization is a method of production whereby an entity focuses on the production of a limited scope of goods to gain a greater degree of efficiency. 

643.

An agent who takes title to goods and has authority to buy and sell on behalf of another is

A.

A jobber

B.

A broker

C.

A factor

D.

An auctioneer

Correct answer is C

factor is a type of trader who receives and sells goods on commission (called factorage). A factor is a mercantile fiduciary transacting business in his own name and not disclosing his principal.

644.

A memorandum of association is applicable to a

A.

partnership

B.

sole trader

C.

joint stock company

D.

public corporation

Correct answer is C

it is joint stock Company that prepare memorandum of association during the course of registering the company it is also known as Limited Liability Company.

645.

The body regulating the sale and purchase of shares in Nigeria is the

A.

Corporate affair commission

B.

Securities and exchange commission

C.

Securities and exchange tribunal

D.

Nigerian stock exchange

Correct answer is B

The securities and exchange commission is the regulatory apex organization of the Nigerian capital market.