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.

161.

One of the major reasons for merger is to

A.

reduce the number of unskilled manpower

B.

increase the number of skilled manpower

C.

prevent liquidation

D.

liberalize the market

Correct answer is C

Synergy: One of the main reasons why companies merge or acquire other companies is to create a synergy. Synergy is the concept that, the value of the combined companies will be greater than the joint value of the two individual companies. This will inturn prevent liquidation or folding up of a company

162.

Petrol voucher is an example of a

A.

bankdraft

B.

legal tender

C.

token money

D.

partial money

E.

Partial payment refers to the offering of a payment by check for less than the full amount claimed by the creditor.

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

163.

The form of credit sales common to low income groups is

A.

hire purchase

B.

club trading

C.

booking -me -down

D.

credit trading

Correct answer is C

Book-me-down is a type of credit purchase whereby a customer will purchase goo

164.

A group of computers that exchange data is referred to as

A.

an information bank

B.

a network

C.

a database

D.

an intranet site

Correct answer is B

A network, in computing, is a group of two or more devices that can communicate.

165.

The placement of workers based on their qualifications can be categorized under

A.

public sector

B.

skilled labour

C.

private sector

D.

unskilled labour

Correct answer is B

Skilled labor refers to labor that requires workers who have specialized training or a learned skill-set to perform the work. These workers can be either blue-collar or white-collar workers, with varied levels of training or education.