WGU C201 BUSINESS ACUMEN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS/2025 UPDATE|NEW VERSION
What are the 5 major forms of departmentalization? - CORRECT-
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
complete production or provide a service.
What does management mean? - CORRECT-ANSWER-Or span of
control- Numbers of employees the manager supervises.
What is mass production? - CORRECT-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? - CORRECT-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? - CORRECT-ANSWER-Two
main production systems are Analytic and Synthetic
What are the 2 time-related production processes? - CORRECT-
ANSWER-the 2 time related production processes are the continuous
production process and the intermittent production process.
List some of the reasons businesses invest in robots. - CORRECT-
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)? - CORRECT-ANSWER-
An FMS is a production facility that can be modified to manufacture
different products.
What are the major benefits of computer-integrated manufacturing
(CIM)? - CORRECT-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? - CORRECT-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? - CORRECT-
ANSWER-The areas labor supply, labor costs, local regulations, taxes,
and living conditions.
QUESTIONS AND 100% COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS/2025 UPDATE|NEW VERSION
What are the 5 major forms of departmentalization? - CORRECT-
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
complete production or provide a service.
What does management mean? - CORRECT-ANSWER-Or span of
control- Numbers of employees the manager supervises.
What is mass production? - CORRECT-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? - CORRECT-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? - CORRECT-ANSWER-Two
main production systems are Analytic and Synthetic
What are the 2 time-related production processes? - CORRECT-
ANSWER-the 2 time related production processes are the continuous
production process and the intermittent production process.
List some of the reasons businesses invest in robots. - CORRECT-
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)? - CORRECT-ANSWER-
An FMS is a production facility that can be modified to manufacture
different products.
What are the major benefits of computer-integrated manufacturing
(CIM)? - CORRECT-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? - CORRECT-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? - CORRECT-
ANSWER-The areas labor supply, labor costs, local regulations, taxes,
and living conditions.
