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.

656.

The development of commercial activate in Nigeria was harnessed by

A.

A good storage system

B.

Availability of market

C.

Increase in production

D.

Activities

Correct answer is A

A good storage system makes it possible for goods produced ahead of time to be stored until they are needed.

657.

In the permanent storage device, DASD means

A.

Data Access Systems Device

B.

Direct Access Systems Device

C.

Data Access Storage Device

D.

Direct Access Storage Device

Correct answer is D

DASD means direct-access storage device (DASD). It is another name for secondary storage devices that store data in discrete locations with a unique address, such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and most magnetic storage devices.

658.

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.

659.

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. 

660.

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.