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WGU C201 BUSINESS ACUMEN EXAM
LATEST 2025 COMPLETE EXAM| ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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What is Management? - ANSWER - Management is the process of achieving Organizational objectives through people and other resources.The Manager's job is to combine Human and Technical resources in the best way possible to achieve the company's goals.
How do managers reinforce corporate culture? - ANSWER - Managers use symbols, rituals, ceremonies, and stories to reinforce corporate culture.
What is the purpose of an organizational chart? - ANSWER - A visual representation of a company's structure that illustrates the job positions and functions.
What are the 5 major forms of departmentalization? - ANSWER -
Product: different goods and services an organization offers.
Geographical: Units by regions. Customer: Units by different types of
customers. Functional: Units by business activities like Marketing or
Finance, etc. Process: Unit by steps or Work processes it takes to
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pg. 2 What is mass production? - ANSWER - Mass production is Manufacturing large quantities of products through effective combinations of both employees with specialized skills, mechanizations, and standardization.
What is the difference between flexible production and customer-driven production? - ANSWER - Flexible production is using tech to receive and fulfill orders and skilled people to carry out tasks associated with a specific order. Customer driven production evaluates buyer demands to make the connection between products manufactured and products purchased.
What are the 2 main production systems? - ANSWER - Two main production systems are Analytic and Synthetic
What are the 2 time-related production processes? - ANSWER - the 2- time related production processes are the continuous production process and the intermittent production process.
List some of the reason’s businesses invest in robots. - ANSWER - Businesses use robots to free people from boring sometimes dangerous assignments and perform tasks that require repeated manipulation and materials, and tools.
What is a flexible manufacturing system (FMS)? - ANSWER - An FMS is a production facility that can be modified to manufacture different products.
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pg. 3 What are the major benefits of computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)? - ANSWER - The main benefits of CIM are increased productivity, decreased design costs, increased equipment utilization, and improved quality.
How Does an environmental impact study influence the location decision? - ANSWER - Because it outlines how transportation, energy use, water and sewer treatment needs, and other factors will affect plants, wildlife, water, air, and other elements of the natural environment.
What human factors are relevant to the location decision? - ANSWER - The areas labor supply, labor costs, local regulations, taxes, and living conditions.
List the 4 major tasks of production and operation managers. -
ANSWER - 4 Major tasks of production and operations managers:
Planning the overall production process, determining the best layout for the firm’s facilities, implementing the production plan, and controlling the manufacturing to ensure the highest quality.
What is the difference between a traditional manufacturing structure and a team-based structure? - ANSWER - Traditional- each manager is given a specific level of authority. Team-based- all workers are responsible for their output.
What factors affect the make, buy, or lease decision? - ANSWER - Cost of leasing or purchasing parts from vendors, versus producing them in
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