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.

81.

------------------- is a source of short term capital?

A.

Shares

B.

Overdraft

C.

debenture

D.

leasing

Correct answer is B

Short term capital is Liquid funds or assets that can be turned into liquid funds within less than a one year period. The amount of short-term capital that a business has available to it typically determines how much it can afford to devote to its operating expenses and will often affect its growth rate.

overdraft is an example of short term capital

82.

Which of the following regulates and controls the activities in the Nigeria Stock Exchange

A.

SEC

B.

CBN

C.

BPE

D.

NDIC

Correct answer is A

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is the main regulatory institution of the Nigerian capital market

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is privately owned and self-regulating, but the SEC maintains surveillance over it with the mandate of ensuring orderly and equitable dealings in securities, and protecting the market against insider trading abuses.

83.

Money is generally acceptable for transaction due to

A.

The rule of the law

B.

Its acceptability in the global market

C.

The legal backing

D.

The central bank’s Governor’s signature

Correct answer is C

Legal tender is any official medium of payment recognized by law that can be used to extinguish a public or private debt, or meet a financial obligation

84.

Chinyere agreed to make a dress for Halima with September 20, 1995 as the delivery date. If the dress was not ready at that date, Halima could

A.

Seize another gown from Chinyere’s shop

B.

Regard the contract between them as terminated

C.

Sue Chinyere for specific performance

D.

Sue Chinyere for damages

Correct answer is B

When a breach of contract occurs or is alleged, one or both of the parties may wish to have the contract enforced on its terms, or may try to recover for any financial harm caused by the alleged breach. If a dispute over a contract arises and informal attempts at resolution fail, the most common next step is a lawsuit.

Halimah can regard the contract as being terminated

85.

The above chart represents the

A.

Marketing mix relationship

B.

Product mix relationship

C.

Advertising mix relationship

D.

Promotion mix relationship

Correct answer is A

The marketing mix has been defined as the "set of marketing tools that the firm uses to pursue its organizational goal, there are basically 4 P's of marketing which are Price, Product, Place and Promotion.

Marketing mix is a combination of factors that can be controlled by a company to influence consumers to purchase its products