Ashworth Semester Exam BU340 Managerial Finance I

Question 1
A  ________ has limited liability, is a legal entity, and can issue bonds.
sole proprietorship
general partnership
limited partnership
corporation

Question 2
________ is the name given to the processes surrounding recognition of the principal-agent problem and ways to align agents with the interests of the principals.
Principal theory
Interested party theory
Agency theory
Compensation process theory

Question 3
Which of the following items may be included on all balance sheets at Yahoo! Finance, even though they may not be part of an individual company's balance sheet for that year?
The effect of accounting changes, extraordinary items, and treasury stock
Deferred long-term asset charges, treasury stock, and extraordinary items
Goodwill, deferred long-term asset charges, and treasury stock
Cost of revenue, goodwill, and treasury stock

Question 4
In finance, we separate operating decisions from financing decisions, and thus exclude ________ as a part of operating income from the income statement.
cash flow
dividends
interest expense
earnings

Question 5
You have purchased a Treasury bond that will pay $10,000 to your newborn child in 15 years. If this bond is discounted at a rate of 3.875% per year, what is today's price (present value) for this bond?
8417
8500
5654
10000

Question 6
What type of loan requires both principal and interest payments as you go, making equal payments each period?
Amortized loan
Interest-only loan
Discount loan
Compound loan

Question 7
APRs must be converted to the appropriate periodic rates when compounding is:
more frequent than once a year.
less frequent than once a year.
more frequent than once a month.
less frequent than once every six months.

Question 8
The appropriate rate to use to discount the cash flows of a bond in order to determine the current price is the:
yield to maturity
coupon rate
par rate
current yield

Question 9
Bonds are different from stocks because:
bonds promise fixed payments for the length of their maturity.
bonds give payments only after other owners are paid.
bonds do not have maturity dates.
bonds promise growth in earnings

Question 10
Robert invested in stock and received a positive return over a nine-month period. Which of the following types of returns will be greater?
Holding period return (HPR)
Effective annual return (EAR)
Annual percentage rate (APR)
There is not enough information to make a definitive choice.

Ashworth Semester Exam BU330 Accounting for Managers 2020

Question 1
Internal parties receive information about past performance from:
audit reports.
budget reports.
planning reports.
managerial accounting reports.

Question 2
The IMA issues which of the following certifications?
CMA
CIA
CFP
CPA

Question 3
A ________ is used to accumulate all of the direct materials and direct labor used on the job, as well as the manufacturing overhead allocated to the job.
bill of materials
job cost record
labor time record
production schedule

Question 4
If a job consists of a batch of identical units, how can managers find the unit cost?
By tracing direct materials to each unit
By multiplying the total job cost by the number of units in the job
By dividing the total job cost by the number of units in the job
By tracing direct labor to each unit

Question 5
Process costing is MOST likely used in which of the following industries?
Pharmaceuticals
Health Care
Shipbuilding
Construction

Question 6
When using the income statement approach to finding breakeven, which of the following is TRUE?
(variable expenses × number of units) - fixed expenses = operating income
sales revenue - variable expenses - fixed expenses = operating income
fixed expenses + variable expenses + sales revenue = operating income
fixed expenses + variable expenses - sales revenue = operating income

Question 7
Which of the following budgets usually shows separate sections for fixed and variable costs?
Direct materials and manufacturing overhead budget
Manufacturing overhead budget and production budget
Production budget and manufacturing overhead budget
Operating expenses budget and manufacturing overhead budget

Question 8
Standards should be reviewed and adjusted at least:
yearly.
monthly.
weekly.
daily.

Question 9
The formula for calculating the accounting rate of return for a capital asset is:
average annual operating income from asset/amount invested in asset.
average annual net cash inflow from asset/amount invested in asset.
(average annual operating income + depreciation expense)/amount invested in asset.
(average annual cash inflows - depreciation expense)/(amount invested in asset + residual value of asset).

Question 10
if a company uses the indirect method to prepare the statement of cash flows, how will the adjustment to reflect the amount of cash received from customers be presented on the statement?
The adjustment will be for the increase or decrease in inventory during the period and will adjust net income in the operating activities section on the statement of cash flows.
The adjustment will be for the increase or decrease in accounts payable during the period and will adjust net income in the operating activities section on the statement of cash flows.
The adjustment will be for the increase or decrease in accrued expenses during the period and will adjust net income in the operating activities section on the statement of cash flows.
The adjustment will be for the increase or decrease in accounts receivable during the period and will adjust net income in the operating activities section on the statement of cash flows.

Ashworth Semester Exam BU35S Organizational Behavior

Question 1
The science of ________ was developed by applying general concepts to a particular situation, person, or group.
Organizational Behavior
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology

Question 2
Organizational behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact the individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving:
an organization's effectiveness.
an organization's social responsibilities.
the manager's pay.
the quality of the firm's products.


Question 3
Which of the following is an example of an affective attitude?
Believing that you did a good job
The observation that most dogs have four legs
The opinion that it is never acceptable to steal
Anger at being unfairly accused of a wrongdoing

Question 4
Which of the following terms indicates the degree to which people like or dislike themselves?
Core self-evaluation
Authoritarianism
Self-monitoring
Machiavellianism

Question 5
What is the main strength of job rotation?
It eliminates management involvement.
It increases motivation.
It increases productivity.
It decreases training costs.

Question 6
Which of the following is a group decision-making technique?
Mind mapping
Brainstorming
Lateral thinking
Group polarization

Question 7
Which theory of leadership proposes that followers attribute heroic or extraordinary leadership abilities when they observe certain behaviors?
Charismatic leadership theory
Authentic leadership theory
Transactional leadership theory
Attributional leadership theory

Question 8
According to the traditional view of conflict, conflict is:
harmful.
natural.
necessary.
healthy.


Question 9
You describe to your students a new committee within the university that brings together specialists from all different departments to develop a new interdisciplinary program. The structure of the committee best meets the definition of the:
matrix structure.
simple structure.
boundaryless organization.
virtual organization.

Question 10
_______ refers to the degree to which jobs within the organization are standardized.
Formalization
Decentralization
Departmentalization
Span of control

Ashworth Semester Exam AR300 Art History

AR300 : Art History

Question 1
What does Jan Steen's The Drawing Lesson provide for modern viewers?
A record of a Dutch landscape
A record of sculptural technique
A record of an artist's workplace
A record of familial interaction

Question 2
Compared to Paleolithic sculpture, the Woman and Man from Cernavoda display more:
exaggerated features.
attitude and expression.
idealization.
ritual significance.

Question 3
Which architectural order has fluted columns without bases and unadorned capitals?
Ionic
Corinthian
Tuscan
Doric

Question 4
Which of the following is an aspect of the Lion Gate at Mycenae that shows a Minoan influence?
the lions
the column
the plinth
the bulls

Question 5
What is parchment made of?
Animal skin
Papyrus
Tree bark
Cloth

Question 6
What was Gothic architecture called in its own time?
Modern
Italian
Old-fashioned
Ancient

Question 7
What inspired the spiral turned columns of Bernini's Baldacchino?
A tornado
The Hall of One Hundred Columns at Persepolis
Columns from Solomon's Temple
Columns from Djoser's funerary complex

Question 8
The elegant, glittering, Salon de la Princesse, designed by Germain Boffrand in 1732 is an example of what style?
Neoclassical
Romantic
Baroque
Rococo

Question 9
In which category is the work of Frida Kahlo generally placed (even though she herself thought it was an uncomfortable fit)?
Mexican mural movement
Harlem Renaissance
American Scene Painting
Surrealism

Question 10
Which became the most prominent religion in India during the period of c.
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity

Ashworth Semester Exam AN310 Cultural Anthropology

Question 1
The cultural materialist perspective uses a three-level model of culture that includes:
infrastructure, structure, and superstructure.
class, "race," and gender.
ethnicity, age, and class.
structure, agency, and change.

Question 2

 People who have a longstanding connection with their home territory predating colonialism are referred to as:
ethnic groups.
indigenous people.
local groups.
racial groups.

Question 3
Compared to Malinowski's research in the Trobriand Islands, Weiner's restudy addressed:
women's lives.
changing leadership patterns.
the decline of the Kula trade.
the high rate of suicide.

Question 4
A major catalyst to the adoption of a code of ethics by the American Anthropological Association was:
the decline of small, isolated populations and increase in research in "modern" cultures.
the increasing proportion of anthropologists from non-Western cultures who supported a code of ethics.
World War II.
the Vietnam-American War.

Question 5
Which of the following is an intra-household entitlement?
Inheritance law
Tax policy
Ownership of food-producing land
Access to energy as a paid public utility

Question 6
In northern Thailand, many people believe that sudden death of men is caused by:
Koro.
nagging of their wives.
stress related to poverty.
attack of widow ghosts.

Question 7
The Guna people, known for their matrilineal descent and colorful molas, live mainly in:
Costa Rica.
Panama.
Venezuela.
Brazil.

Question 8
In Japan, what element of personal appearance, dress, or accessory communicates facts about age, gender, formality, and marital status?
Hair style
Hair accessories
Kimono pattern and color
Kimono sleeve length

Question 9
Gers, or yerts, are associated with which mode of livelihood?
Industrial/digital economy
Foraging
Pastoralism
Agriculture

Question 10
In Beatriz Manz's case study of a Maya group who relocated to the jungle to start a new life, the major threat they experienced in the new location was from:
political violence.
lack of clean water.
lack of electricity and communications.
lack of schools and teachers.

Ashworth Semester Exam EN130 English Composition II

EN130 : English Composition II
Question 1
When writing a comparison-contrast essay, you could be addressing any of these purposes EXCEPT for which one?
Expressing an idea
Informing
Narrating
Persuading

Question 2
As derived from French, the word "journal" is best thought of as:
a journey.
daily.
to inscribe.
to recount.

Question 3
The major problem in writing an argument based on inductive reasoning is the possibility of flawed or spurious:
inference.
syllogisms.
presumption.
Bias

Question 4
Thinking about narrative categories, which sort of essay helps people feel that they're joined in a common cause?
Entertainment
Curiosity
Redemption
Solidarity

Question 5
A simple standard definition is normally composed of all of the following EXCEPT for:
characteristics of some class.
the term to be defined.
a class containing the term to be defined.
the distinctive characteristics of the term.

Question 6
Which kind of descriptive device is used in the following sentence from a narrative? "As I looked around the room in search of clues, the teddy bear—propped up on the neatly made bed—stared at me with suspicious eyes."
Analogy
Simile
Personification
Metaphor

Question 7
Which statement best illustrates the nature of a Bildungsroman?
The hero in this story never seems to understand his own faults.
In Caldwell's novel, her protagonist, Lucille, seeks the approval of seriously slimy characters.
The hero in this story stands like a rock against tides of change that never touch him.
In Caldwell's novel, her protagonist, Lucille, overcomes many obstacles to achieve her goals.

Question 8
Motivational letters are to encouraging positive action as diplomatic letters are to:
sustaining important personal and organizational relationships.
dealing with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies.
resolving internal or external disputes.
soothing the ruffled feathers of complaining customers

Question 9
Which phrase is most likely to be part of an effective thesis statement?
I think
Therefore
I believe
In my opinion

Question 10
For Sternberg, Don Juan's alleged serial sexual conquests illustrate:
infatuation.
puppy love.
empty love.
fatuous love.

Ashworth Semester Exam EN120 English Composition I - Second Attempt

EN120 : English Composition I
Question 1
The single key to writing the first draft of an essay is to:
use a variety of sentence types.
engage your readers' emotions.
appeal to your readers' spiritual leanings.
use as many words as possible.

Question 2
When sentences mesh in a clear and logical order, a paragraph has:
repetition.
coherence.
sequential order.
relevance.

Question 3
Which of the following is NOT a transitional expression used in an illustration paragraph?
However
For example
In another instance
A case in point is

Question 4
It's important to use the same __________ throughout a sentence or paragraph.
verb tense
subject
pronouns
adjectives

Question 5
The most common English sentence is a/an:
question.
exclamation.
command.
statement.

Question 6
Which pair of sentences does NOT show contrast?
Chase is athletic, but Hayden isn't.
Several of the children played with Legos.
Karen likes music, while Sarah prefers to bake.
The older of the two gentlemen smoked a cigar; the younger one abstained.

Question 7
Proper nouns are __________ capitalized.
sometimes
always
never
usually

Question 8
_________ is the final step in the writing process.
Proofreading
Organizing
Clustering
Brainstorming

Question 9
Which sentence contains an incorrect use of an apostrophe?
The boy's mother picked him up from camp during the summer.
Brandy, my pet dog, always knows when it's time for dinner.
Is this anyones' umbrella?
It was three o'clock in the evening.

Question 10
When __________, you must exchange an author's words for your own words in your own writing style.
plagiarizing
proofreading
quoting
paraphrasing