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.

106.

Which of the following is a verbal means of communication

A.

Telephone

B.

Express mail

C.

Business reply services

D.

telex

Correct answer is A

The Verbal Communication is a type of oral communication wherein the message is transmitted through the spoken words.

telephone is a verbal means of communication

107.

One of the major problems of a sole proprietor is sourcing for

A.

Funds

B.

Labour

C.

Raw materials

D.

Machineries

Correct answer is A

sole proprietorship is solely financed by the owner and money from family and friends and most times it’s difficult to raise funds

The main disadvantages to being a sole proprietorship is raising of funds

108.

Current account holders withdraw money through

A.

Credit card

B.

Cheque

C.

Transfer

D.

Withdrawal form

Correct answer is B

Current account holder withdraws money using cheque, a cheque is an order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer's account, written on a specially printed form.

A cheque is a document that orders a bank to pay a specific amount of money from a person's account to the person in whose name the cheque has been issued.

109.

The act of selling in a foreign market at a price lower than the cost price is called

A.

Dumping

B.

hedging

C.

fair trading

D.

under sale

Correct answer is A

Dumping is a term used in the context of international trade. It's when a country or company exports a product at a price that is lower in the foreign importing market than the price in the exporter's domestic market

Exporting goods at prices lower than the home-market prices

110.

If a business uses part of its profit to develop the area where it operates, the business is fulfilling its ______

A.

economic responsibilities

B.

marketing responsibilities

C.

social responsibilities

D.

managerial responsibilities

Correct answer is C

This is the responsibility of an organisation to perform social benefits to the society at large.