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Domestic Insitutional
Environment of Business
128 Questions
Commission (EEOC) is
B. All proposed regulations must be cleared with a
central coordinating agency, the General Accounting
Office.
C. The agencies must present proposed regulations
to all affected parties for comment.
D. Businesses subject to the regulation must be
notified 1 year before the regulation will be put into
effect.
[19] Source: CMA 0690 1-2
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has
been called by its critics "the most powerful regulatory
agency in Washington." The most likely reason for this
concern is that the CPSC
A. Covers all consumer products.
B. May ban the production and sale of a product until
it has formulated a standard.
D. Corporation.
business.
D. Adhere to U.S. auditing standards.
[67] Source: Publisher
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits
A. Bribes to all foreigners.
B. Small bribes to foreign officials that serve as
facilitating or grease payments.
C. Bribery only by corporations and their
representatives.
C. Corporation.
D. Monopoly.
[70] Source: CIA 0589 IV-47
Which of the following represents a disadvantage of the
partnership form of business organization?
A. Unlimited liability.
B. Double taxation.
C. Complexity in formation.
D. Regulatory requirements.
A. Sherman Antitrust Act.
[71] Source: CIA 0593 IV-47
A limited partnership is typically used to limit the
B. I and II only.
C. I, II, and III only.
D. Product extension.
B. Import quality inspections and anti-dumping
measures.
[86] Source: CMA 1295 1-26
Blue sky laws are
C. Antitrust actions and consumer protection.
A. Federal laws that make it unlawful to use
deceptive practices in the sale of securities.
B. Federal laws that limit the amount of air pollution
in a specific geographic area.
C. State laws that regulate the sale of securities.
A. Labor unions.
B. Women members.
B. Intrastate commerce.
C. Members from blue-collar jobs.
C. Patents and copyrights.
D. Members from the public sector.
D. Telecommunications companies.
[89] Source: CMA 1295 1-29
Listed below are five federal agencies.
I. Food and Drug Administration.
C. It creates goodwill.
D. Tying arrangements.
A. "How old are you?"
[96] Source: CMA 0696 1-21
A main provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended in 1934, is the requirement that
C. Group boycotts.
D. Oligopolies.
[98] Source: CMA 0696 1-23
The Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended,
enforcement.
B. Disclosure of all relevant information.
A. Constitutional law.
B. Statutory law.
C. Administrative law.
D. Judicial law.
[104] Source: CMA 1296 1-20
A franchisor's requirement that its franchisees buy inputs
from a particular supplier is
A. Illegal according to the provisions of the
Robinson-Patman Act.
rules.
A. Shelf registration.
A. Review of stock trades by corporate insiders.
B. Indenture agreement.
C. Secondary market registration.
D. Red herring registration.
[113] Source: CMA 0697 1-25
Which one of the following antitrust laws prohibits price
discrimination and other exclusionary practices that may
give certain firms a competitive advantage over other firms
in the same market?
A. Celler-Kefauver Act.
B. Federal Trade Commission Act.
C. Sherman Act.
D. Robinson-Patman Act.
C. Asbestos.
D. Natural gas.
making.
B. The CWA subjects all bodies of water located in
the United States, whether flowing or not, to its
protection.
C. The notion of protecting waters within the
jurisdiction of the United States began with the
CWA.
D. The CWA seeks to restore and maintain the
physical and biological integrity of the waters of the
United States.
[121] Source: CMA 1294 1-9
(Refer to Figure 4.) One way of measuring government
performance with respect to antitrust regulation is
cost-benefit analysis. In the graph, P1 and Q1 represent
the price and quantity under a monopoly. Effective
government regulation could lower the price to P2 which
could increase the quantity to Q2. On the graph, the area
ABC represents the
C. Integrity.
D. Objectivity.
[128] Source: CMA 2
At Key Enterprises, the controller is responsible for
directing the budgeting process. In this role, the controller
has significant influence with executive management as
individual department budgets are modified and approved.
For the current year, the controller was instrumental in the
approval of a particular line manager's budget without
modification, even though significant reductions were made
to the budgets submitted by other line managers. As a
CMA PART 1 D
Domestic Institutional
Environment of Business
ANSWERS
been deregulated.
Answer (B) is incorrect because domestic fare
schedules are an aspect of the airline industry that has
been deregulated.
Answer (C) is correct. Airline operations have been
almost fully deregulated by the U. S. government, for
example, with regard to departure standards, fare
schedules, and the opportunity to eliminate
unprofitable routes. Despite deregulation, however,
airlines are still subject to federal and state labor
laws, including those governing collective bargaining.
The National Labor Relations Board exercises its
jurisdiction over all transportation enterprises that
furnish interstate services.
Answer (D) is incorrect because international fare
schedules are an aspect of the airline industry that has
been deregulated.
[116] Source: CMA 0697 1-28
Answer (A) is correct. Federal administrative
agencies belong to the executive branch of
government. They have quasi-legislative powers
(rulemaking authority pursuant to enabling statutes
enacted by Congress), quasi-judicial powers (the
ability to adjudicate certain disputes within their
jurisdiction), and quasi-executive powers (for
example, to investigate and prosecute violations).
However, no federal agency has taxing authority, a
power reserved to Congress. Moreover, all bills for
raising revenue must originate in the House of
Representatives.
Answer (B) is incorrect because it is a frequently
heard criticism of federal regulatory agencies and
policies.
Answer (C) is incorrect because it is a frequently
heard criticism of federal regulatory agencies and
policies.
Answer (D) is incorrect because it is a frequently
heard criticism of federal regulatory agencies and
policies.
[117] Source: CMA 0697 1-29
Answer (A) is incorrect because insider trading is
prohibited by Section 10(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and by the SEC's Rule 10b-5.
navigation.
interest.
[127] Source: CMA 1
Answer (A) is incorrect because the competence
standard pertains to the financial
manager/management accountant's responsibility to
maintain his/her professional skills and knowledge. It
also pertains to the performance of activities in a
professional manner.
Answer (B) is incorrect because the confidentiality
standard concerns the financial manager/management
accountant's responsibility not to disclose or use the
firm's confidential information.
Answer (C) is correct. One of the responsibilities of
the financial manager/management accountant under
the integrity standard is to "recognize and
communicate professional limitations or other
constraints that would preclude responsible judgment
or successful performance of an activity."
Answer (D) is incorrect because objectivity is the
fourth part of the IMA Code of Ethics. It requires
that information be communicated "fairly and
objectively," and that all information that could
reasonably influence users be fully disclosed.
[128] Source: CMA 2
Answer (A) is incorrect because the competence
standard pertains to the financial
manager/management accountant's responsibility to
maintain his/her professional skills and knowledge. It
also pertains to the performance of activities in a
professional manner.
Answer (B) is incorrect because the confidentiality
standard concerns the financial manager/management
accountant's responsibility not to disclose or use the
firm's confidential information.
Answer (C) is correct. The integrity standard requires
the financial manager/management accountant to
"refuse any gift, favor, or hospitality that would
influence or would appear to influence his/her actions.
Answer (D) is incorrect because objectivity is the
fourth part of the IMA Code of Ethics. It requires
that information be communicated "fairly and
objectively," and that all information that could
reasonably influence users be fully disclosed.