| Read 'Chapter 1: Retailers and their structure' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 1.  | Retail is the ____________ industry in the U.S. both in number of establishments and number of employees. | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 2.  | _____________________ are not included in traditional retailing: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 3.  | Which one of the following is not a disadvantage of online retailers? | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 2: Retail management requirements' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 4.  | Marketers can carry on online marketing in the following way(s): | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 5.  | Suggestions to improve the plight of e-tailers do not include the following: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 6.  | Retail management skills do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 3: Store Location' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 7.  | Human factor requirements refer to: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 8.  | Successful retail businesses: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 9.  | The suburbanite is more apt to: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 4: Store buildings, fixtures and equipment' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 10.  | Fundamental considerations to be taken into account in choosing a site do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 11.  | IT in retailing can give information on all except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 12.  | ____________________ is not a factor affecting layout or arrangement of fixtures and merchandise: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 5: Arranging the store's interior - layout' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 13.  | The general patterns evidenced in the structure for branch operations do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 14.  | One of the following is not one of the four major steps involved in selecting retail employees: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 15.  | Techniques available for appraising training programs include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 6: Structure of the retail firm' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 16.  | Which one of the following is not a goal of a compensation plan? | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 17.  | Job dissatisfaction and employee complaints can include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 18.  | ___________________ is not an essential element in a merchandise budgeting plan: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 7: Retail human resource management' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 19.  | A good budget to accomplish its purpose should: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 20.  | The stock-sales ratio indicates the relationship that exists: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 8: Merchandising policies and budget' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 21.  | Two types of formal buying plans available are: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 22.  | Factors that influence the quantities of stock to be purchased do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 9: Planning and selecting item assortments' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 23.  | Once established, a basic stock list should: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 24.  | ________________ is not an inside source of information on customer’s buying habits: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 25.  | A model stock is not: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 10: Buying : Selecting merchandising resources' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 26.  | _______________________ is not a major source of supply open to retailers: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 27.  | Group buying yield the following benefits except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 28.  | An invoice or resources bill of goods will not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 11: Buying : Negotiating with merchandise resources' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 29.  | Discounts can be based on all the following except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 30.  | “Terms of sale” do not refer to: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 31.  | "Net 30 days" is a good example of _________________. | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 12: Merchandise control' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 32.  | On an invoice dated August 7, with terms 3/10 EOM, the 3 percent discount can be taken through | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 33.  | Limitations of merchandise control can not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 34.  | Merchandise management or stock control refers to: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 13: Handling incoming merchandise' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 35.  | Which one of the following is not a unit control system? | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 36.  | Stock shortages or theft of merchandise can be minimized by all except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 37.  | Centralization of common activities in the receiving operations of merchandise allows for all except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 14: Pricing' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 38.  | Information required on incoming shipments can not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 39.  | Limitations of price lining do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 40.  | ________________ is not a factor influencing markup: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 15: Advertising and Display' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 41.  | Other factors that can influence markup pricing include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 42.  | The steps in programming retail advertising do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 16: Other nonpersonal methods of retail' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 43.  | Interior displays can be classified into these categories except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 44.  | Non-personal methods of sales promotion used by retailers do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 17: Personal salesmanship' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 45.  | Sales promotions employed by supermarkets do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 46.  | Some general rules helpful in selling include all except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 47.  | Which of the following is not a major cause of customer complaints? | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 18: Customer services' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 48.  | Customer services can not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 49.  | ______________________ is not a type of retail credit or consumer credit: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 50.  | Which of the following Federal statutes does not apply to credit legislation? | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 19: Retail credit and collections' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 51.  | _____________ is not a yardstick for judging the effectiveness of credit departments: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 52.  | Accounting records serve all of the following purposes except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 53.  | The retailer’s “net worth” is: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 20: Basic accounting controls' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 54.  | The daily record of each day’s transactions does not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 55.  | An item conspicuously absent from operating statements under the cost method of figuring profits is the: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 56.  | Advantages of the retail method of preparing an operating statement include all except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 57.  | Which of the following two figures are required by the retail inventory method to be carried on the retailer’s books at retail and at cost? | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 21: Analyzing and controlling expenses' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 58.  | In seeking to improve profits, the retailer has most control over: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 59.  | Methods of allocating expenses do not include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 60.  | Expense comparison and analysis do not involve: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 22: Control of sales transactions' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 61.  | The internal theft problems that can arise in a retail business do not include | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 62.  | Major crimes committed against retailers by outsiders include all except: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 63.  | Internal theft problems include: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 23: Retail security and loss prevention' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 64.  | Management’s prime responsibility is to: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 65.  | Online retailers (e-tailers) should not take into account: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 24: Management coordination and leadership' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 66.  | Which of the following is true of the balance sheet? | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 67.  | Which of the following is the correct way to date an operating statement? | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| Read 'Chapter 25: Brick and Mortar to Click and Mortar: E-tailing' & answer the following question(s):  | 
	
		| 68.  | Gross margin is | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 69.  | The first step in merchandising budgeting is the preparation of the: | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		| 70.  | _________________________ is not likely to be a future change in retailing.  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  | 
	
		 |  |