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1. Purchasing can have a significant effect on an organization’s total profit. However, the success of a purchasing function relies on competent buyers and a purchasing manager who employs systematic purchasing methods and implements technological advances. If an organization’s profitability is in jeopardy, the efficiency and skill of its purchasing function may determine whether it operates at a profit or at a loss. As such, the purchasing function bears a significant amount of the responsibility for an organization’s profit, and, whenever an organization strives to produce profit, it will expend the effort required to hire capable and qualified buyers as well as a knowledgeable, intelligent purchasing manager.
From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that:
A. If an organization’s profitability is not in jeopardy then the competence of its purchasing function will not determine whether it operates at a profit or at a loss.
B. There are at least some purchasing functions that are not responsible for a significant amount of an organization’s profit.
C. A non-purchasing function will not bear significant responsibility for the profit of an organization.
D. An organization whose profitability is in jeopardy may depend on the efficiency and skill of its purchasing function to determine whether it operates at a profit or at a loss.
2. In order for an organization to survive, it must satisfy several different groups of stakeholders. Stakeholders typically include stockholders, employees, customers, and society in general. Unfortunately, the desires of stakeholder groups are often in conflict. In the long run, the desires of all of these groups must be satisfied adequately by the organization, or none of them will be satisfied at all. This is because any one of these groups is strong enough to cause the downfall of the organization if their desires are not satisfied. When an organization operates within a single country, balancing the competing desires of stakeholder groups is sometimes difficult. For those organizations that operate across multiple countries, where dominant interests often vary widely, balancing these competing desires is always difficult.
From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that:
A. If an organization experiences difficulty balancing the competing desires of stakeholder groups then it is almost certain that the organization operates across multiple countries.
B. No organization that is able to survive can do so without satisfying the desires of several different stakeholder groups.
C. There are at least some organizations that operate across multiple countries but do not experience difficulty balancing the competing desires of stakeholder groups.
D. No organization that satisfies the desires of all its stakeholders will fail to survive.
3. Mechanization is defined as the process of using machines to perform work that had previously been performed by people. Automation, which is an extension of mechanization, is defined as the process of performing mechanical operations with minimal or no human involvement. Automation is commonly used whenever an organization faces difficulties producing a product of a consistent quality, as well as when work is monotonous or unsafe for employees. Automation systems can be either hard or soft. Soft automation systems are adaptable, thus allowing them to perform several different functions. Hard automation systems have each machine perform one specific function. As a result, these systems are less adaptable than soft automation systems.
From the information given above, it can be validly concluded that:
A. There are at least some automated systems that require considerable human involvement to perform mechanical operations
B. If an organization can consistently produce a high quality product, it is unlikely that it will use an automated system.
C. No hard automation system is more adaptable than a soft automation system.
D. Any organization that uses an automated system has found its work to be monotonous or unsafe for employees.
Official Answers are D , B , and C respectively.
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