Correctly measuring the productivity of service workers is complex. Consider for
example, postal workers: they are often said to be more productive if more letters are
delivered per postal workers. But is this really true: what if more letters are lost or
delayed per worker at the same time that more are delivered?
The objection implied above to the productivity measure described is based on the truth
of which of the following statements?
The quality of service rendered can appropriately be ignored in computing productivity.
Postal workers are representative of service workers in general.
The delivery of letters is the primary activity of the postal service.
Productivity should be ascribed to categories of workers, not to individuals.
The number of letters delivered is relevant to measuring the productivity of postal
workers.
Legislator: The alarming fact is that 90% of the people in the country now report that
they know someone who is unemployed.
Governor: But a normal, moderate level of unemployment is 5%, with 1 out of 20
workers unemployed. So at any given time if a person knows appropriately 50 workers,
1 or more will very likely be unemployed.
The current level of unemployment is not moderate.
The fart that 90% of the people know someone who is unemployed is not an
indication that unemployment is abnormally high,
If at least 5% of workers are unemployed, the result of asking a representative
group of people cannot be the percentage the legislator cites.
It is unlikely that the people whose statements the legislator cites are giving
accurate reports.
If an unemployment figure is given as a certain percent, the actual percentage of
those without jobs is even higher.
Increases in the level of high - density lipoprotein (HDL) in the human bloodstream
lower bloodstream cholesterol levels by increasing the body's capacity to rid of excess
cholesterol. Levels of HDL in the bloodstream of some individuals are significantly
increased by a program of regular exercise and weight reduction.
Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the statements above?
Individuals who are overweight have risk of developing high levels of cholesterol
in the bloodstream.
Individuals who do not exercise regularly have a high risk of developing high
levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream late in the life.
Exercise and weight reduction are the most effective methods of lowering
bloodstream cholesterol levels in humans.
A program of regular exercise and weight reduction lowers cholesterol levels in the
bloodstream of some individuals.
Only regular exercise is necessary to decrease cholesterol levels in the bloodstream
of individuals of average weight.
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
People buy prestige when they buy a premium product. They want to be associated
with something special. Mass-marketing techniques and price reduction strategies
should not be used because _____.
affluent purchasers currently represent a shrinking portion of the population of all
purchasers
continued sales depend directly on the maintenance of an aura of exclusivity
purchasers of premium products are concerned with the quality as well as with the
price of the products
expansion of the market niche to include a broader spectrum of consumers will
increase profits
price reduction will inevitably hurt the quality of the products
Manufacturers of mechanical pencils make most of their profit on pencil leads rather
than on the pencils themselves. The Write Company, which cannot sell its leads as
cheaply as other manufacturers can, plans to alter the design of its mechanical pencil so
that it will accept only a newly designed Write Company lead, which will be sold at the
same price as the Write Company's current lead.
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the Write Company's projection
that its plan will lead to an increase in its sales of pencil leads?
First-time buyers of mechanical pencils tend to buy the least expensive mechanical
pencils available.
Annual sales of mechanical pencils are expected to triple over the next five years.
Write company executive is studying ways to reduce the cost of manufacturing
pencil leads.
A rival manufacturer recently announced similar plans to introduce a mechanical
pencil that would accept only the leads produced by the manufacturer.
In extensive test marketing, mechanical-pencil users found the new Write Company
pencil markedly superior to other mechanical pencils they had used.
The plastics commonly used in household garbage bags take, on average, 100 years to
decompose in landfills. From an environmental standpoint, the plastic bag industry
should be forced to switch to newly developed plastics, which begin to decompose
after only 20 years.
Which of the following pieces of information would be most useful in evaluating the
argument above?
The rate of growth or decline in sales of plastic garbage bags
The number of plastic garbage bags sold last year that eventually would up in
landfills
The feasibility of enforcing legislation that regulates the plastic to fully decompose
in landfills
The length of time it takes the newly developed plastic to fully decompose in
landfills
A comparison of the production cost of one bag made with the old plastics and of
one bag made with the new plastics
Over the past five years, private college tuition rates have increased, resulting in a large
decrease in private college attendance across the country. Private college revenues,
however, have progressively increased in each of the five years during the period, and
researchers predict further increases in the years to come.
Which of the following, if true, offers the best explanation for the situation decreased
above?
Most private colleges increase tuition rates appropriately once every two years.
Attendance at vocational schools generally exceeds attendance at private colleges
in most cities.
The increase in tuition rates at private colleges has influenced many prospective
students to seek a state scholarship to attend a public university.
The decrease in students attending private colleges over the last five years has been
more than offset by the increases in tuition.
Private colleges gain a larger percentage of their revenue from alumni contributions
than do public universities.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a condition characterized by an inability to focus on
any topic for a prolonged period of time, and is especially common among children five to
ten years old. A recent study has shown that 85 percent of seven-year-old children with
ADD watch, on average more than five hours of television a day. It is therefore very likely
that Ed, age seven, has ADD, since he watches roughly six hours of television a day.
The argument above is flawed because it
cites as a direct causal mechanism a factor that may only be a partial cause of the
condition in question
fails to indicate the chances of having ADD among seven-year-old children who
watch more than five hours of television a day
limits the description of the symptoms of ADD to an inability to focus for a
prolonged period of time
fails to consider the possibility that Ed may be among the 15% of children who do
not watch more than five hours of television a day
does not allow for other causes of ADD besides television watching
A local department store hires college students for one month every spring to audit its
unsold inventory. It costs the department store 20 percent less to pay wages to students
than it would cost to hire outside auditors from a temporary service. Even after
factoring in the costs of training and insuring the students against work-related injury,
the department stores spends less money by hiring the student auditors than it would by
hiring auditors from the temporary service.
The statements above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?
the amount spent on insurance for college-student auditors is more than 20 percent
of the cost of paying the college students' basic wages.
it takes 20 percent less time for the college students to audit the unsold inventory
than it does for the outside auditors.
The department store pays its college-student auditors 20 percent less than the
temporary service pays its auditors.
By hiring college students, the department store will cause 20 percent of the
auditors at the temporary service to lose their jobs.
The cost of training its own college-student auditors is less than 20 percent of the
cost of hiring auditors from the temporary service.
Which of the following best completes the passage below?
The computer industry's estimate that it loses millions of dollars when users illegally
copy programs without paying for them is greatly exaggerated. Most of the illegal
copying is done by people with no serious interest in the programs.
Thus, the loss to the industry is much smaller than estimated because
Many users who illegally copy program never find any use for them
Most of the illegally copied programs would not be purchased even if purchasing
them were the only way to obtain them
Even if the computer industry received all the revenue it claims to be losing, it
would still be experiencing financial difficulties
That total market value of all illegal copies is low in comparison to the total
revenue of the computer industry
The number of programs that are frequently copied illegally is low in comparison
to the number of programs available for sale
According to the passage, why the research agenda for organizational boundary has not
been diversified as it should have been.
The past research only offered theoretical explanation.
The past research viewed organizational boundary as the sphere of organizational
influence.
The past research focused mainly on transaction efficiency.
The past research failed to align theory with empirical evidence.
The definition of organizational boundary simply as the demarcation between
organization and its environment is an attempt that the authors used to
emphasize the central organizational boundary decision as the locus of transaction.
shape research by transaction cost economics (TCE) and related
exchange-efficiency perspectives.
give alternative theories more equal footing and provide a more varied view of
boundaries.
imply the essence of organization as incentive alignment.
The authors of the passage would most likely agree with which one(s) of the following
statement about "four conceptions of boundaries"
They are efficiency, power, competence, and identity.
The conception of competence is more strategic orientation than the conception of
efficiency.
These four conceptions are distinct reflections of the essence of internal
organization.
These four conceptions are contradictory to each other.
「企管研究所入學考試的管理學試題,應該測出考生對管理學的基本認識(了解
管理理論、了解管理學派的發展),因為管理學是研讀MBA 課程的基礎」
以下何項論述如果成立,最能削弱(weaken)上述說法
郭台銘、Bill Gates、Steve Jobs 都沒有MBA 學歷,但經營企業都非常成功。
郭台銘、Bill Gates、Steve Jobs 都沒有修過管理學,但經營企業都非常成功。
郭台銘、Bill Gates、Steve Jobs 都不了解管理學派的發展,但經營企業都非常
成功。
大學主修電機系的老王,進入企管研究所前對管理學一無所知,兩年後順利取
得企管碩士學歷,碩士畢業半年仍在待業中。
管理學考試無法測出考生對管理學的基本認識
「郭台銘、Bill Gates、Steve Jobs 都沒有MBA 學歷,但經營企業都非常成功。你
為什麼要到學校學企業管理?」。回答此問題,以合理化你就讀企管研究所的動機
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