[2022年更新]合格できるHBX COReテスト練習問題試験問題集 [Q45-Q70]

[2022年更新]合格できるHBX COReテスト練習問題試験問題集

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質問 45
A college has recently finished building a new dining hall on campus. School administrators wish to survey students regarding their thoughts on the new dining hall. Which of the options below represents a correct sampling method?

A. An administrator surveys the first 50 students that arrive to hear a guest speaker.
B. The administrators randomly select students from each class who are then surveyed via phone.
C. An administrator surveys the first 50 students that enter the new dining hall that evening.
D. The school posts a survey on their Facebook page and collects responses from current students.

正解: B

質問 46
A company's retained earnings on Dec. 31st, 2009 to 2013 is as follows:

On the pro-forma income statement for 2014, the net income is $10,000. The expected dividends to be paid in 2014 is $3,500. What is the projected retained earnings on Dec. 31st, 2014?

A. $18,500
B. $15,000
C. $35,000
D. $31,500

正解: D

質問 47

The partial regression output table below describes the relationship between point differential per game and winning percentage for all 30 National Basketball Association teams for the last five seasons. (For a team, the point differential per game is the difference between average points scored and average points allowed per game.) Based on this information, a decrease in point differential of one point per game would have what effect, on average, on a team's winning percentage?

A. An increase in winning percentage of 0.03
B. An increase in winning percentage of 0.50
C. A decrease in winning percentage of 0.50
D. A decrease in winning percentage of 0.03

正解: D

質問 48

Which of the following formulas in Excel would correctly calculate the mean of the data below? (Select all that apply.)

A. =MEAN(B2:B13)
B. =MODE(B2:B13)
C. =SUM(B2:B13)/12
D. =MEDIAN(B2:B13)
E. =AVERAGE(B2:B13)

正解: C,E

質問 49
After thorough market research, a company discovers that there are three well-defined customer segments for a new product it plans to release. Customer segment A represents young professionals, who each have a willingness to pay (WTP) of $45. Customer segment B represents college students, who each have a WTP of $25. Customer segment C represents mid-career professionals, who each have a WTP of $100. What price should the company charge for its new product in order to maximize revenues? Assume that each customer segment has the same number of individual customers.

A. $25
B. $45
C. $100
D. $70

正解: C

解説:

質問 50
What is the set of accounting standards most commonly used by companies outside the US?

A. Convergence of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Global Financial Accounting Standards (US GFAS)
B. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
C. Global Financial Accounting Standards (GFAS)
D. US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP)

正解: B

質問 51
A company bought a piece of land in 2012 for $200,000. In 2013, the piece of land temporarily reduced in value to $150,000 but then appreciated in value to $220,000. How would the company report this piece of land on its balance sheet for 2013?

A. $185,000
B. $220,000
C. $200,000
D. $150,000

正解: C

質問 52
A company's 2013 year-end balance sheet included the following:

The company's net cash from operating activities on its 2013 statement of cash flows is $200,000. Current year depreciation expense is $25,000. What amount should the company report as net income for 2013?

A. $130,000
B. $170,000
C. $175,000
D. $230,000

正解: B

質問 53
In which situation would it be appropriate to use time-series data?

A. To analyze the unemployment rate for different age groups
B. To relate unemployment rates in various countries
C. To compare unemployment rates for various education levels
D. To study changes in the unemployment rate

正解: D

質問 54
A tech company has just completed market research on a potential new project that would last three years. The research cost $150,000 and determined that the project is expected to bring in $200,000 of revenue annually. The company will have to lease a plant for a total three-year cost of $100,000 and calculates that materials and labor will cost 60 percent of revenue. Given this information, what will economic profits be for the three years, and should the project be adopted?

A. -$10,000. No, the project should not be adopted.
B. $140,000. No, the project should not be adopted.
C. $240,000. Yes, the project should be adopted.
D. $140,000. Yes, the project should be adopted.

正解: D

質問 55
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A student is interested in which factors affect the U.S. poverty rate and develops a model using the following independent variables:
The unemployment rate The percent of the adult (over 25) population with at least a bachelor's degree The percent of the population without health insurance
The student collects data from each of the 50 states in the U.S. and Washington D.C. for the year 2012 and runs the regression in Excel. The results of this regression are given below. Based on these results, what does the model predict the poverty rate would be for a state for which the unemployment rate is 6%, 20% of all adults over 25 have at least a bachelor's degree, and 5% of the population does not have health insurance?

(Note that all percent values are given as numbers between 0 and 1.)

A. 14.14%
B. 1.27%
C. 1.14%
D. 26.48%

正解: A

質問 56
Many people argue that giving patents for medicines is unfair, because it prevents many people from accessing the products they need to live a healthy life. Why do governments allow patents for medicines?

A. Patents increase consumers' willingness to pay for medicines.
B. Governments hope to earn tax revenues on monopoly profits.
C. Patents protect consumers from counterfeit medicines.
D. Patents help promote innovation through easier recovery of fixed costs.

正解: D

質問 57
In calculating cash flows, which of the following scenarios would lead to a decrease in net working capital?

A. An increase in current assets greater than an increase in current liabilities
B. A decrease in net operating fixed assets
C. A decrease in current liabilities greater than a decrease in current assets
D. An increase in current liabilities greater than an increase in current assets

正解: D

質問 58
In order to predict an employee's probability of success at work, a company requires employees to complete a test that measures Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ). A new manager at the company believes that the probability of being successful at work is closely related to an employee's Reputation Quotient (RQ).

Based on the two regressions outputs below, does adding the RQ component help forecast the probability of being successful at work?

A. Yes, the standard error decreased from 0.11 to 0.10 when RQ was added.
B. Yes, the R2 increased from 0.8504 to 0.8751 when RQ was added.
C. No, the coefficient of RQ is close to 0.
D. Yes, the Adjusted R2 increased from 0.8441 to 0.8670 when RQ was added.

正解: D

質問 59
ABC Furniture Store recently hired a new salesperson and wished to examine how that affected the store's daily furniture sales. Prior to the new salesperson's hire, the store averaged $10,000 worth of sales per day with a standard deviation of $1,500. The store's manager took a random sample of 100 days after the salesperson's date of hire and found that the store averaged $11,500 worth of sales per day. Which of the following options would correctly calculate the 95% range of likely sample means for this hypothesis test? Note that the Excel function is: =CONFIDENCE.NORM(alpha, standard_dev, size)

A. =11500 +- CONFIDENCE.NORM(0.05,1500,100)
B. =10000 +- CONFIDENCE.NORM(0.025,1500,100)
C. = 10000 +- CONFIDENCE.NORM(0.05,1500,100)
D. =11500 +- CONFIDENCE.NORM(0.025,1500,100)

正解: C

解説:

質問 60
While proposing an advertising campaign to a supermarket, a marketing firm claimed that a previous campaign it designed for a department store increased sales by 10 percent. Which of the following research strategies should the supermarket pursue to determine whether this claim is justified?
I. Research sales growth for the department store's competitors during the time of the campaign.
II. Research sales growth for the marketing firm's other clients after their campaigns.
III. Research sales growth for companies that used different marketing companies' campaigns.
IV.
Research the department store's sales growth prior to the marketing campaign.

A. III and IV
B. I and IV
C. III only
D. I and II

正解: B

質問 61
A student wants to know the probability of getting a value less than -0.76 in a standard normal distribution (=0, =1). The student finds that the area under the curve to the left of positive 0.76 is 0.7764. What is the probability of getting a value less than -0.76?

A. 76.00%
B. 77.64%
C. 27.64%
D. 22.36%

正解: D

質問 62
A company sold a piece of equipment to another party for $150,000. The equipment was originally purchased for $300,000. Depreciation of $200,000 had been recognized against the equipment. How would the accounting equation for the company be impacted upon the disposal of the equipment?

A. Assets decreased by $100,000 and assets increased by $100,000.
B. Assets decreased by $100,000 and owner's equity increased by $100,000.
C. Assets increased by $50,000 and owner's equity increased by $50,000.
D. Assets increased by $150,000 and owner's equity increased by $150,000.

正解: C

質問 63
An entrepreneur starts a new business by opening a bank account in the name of this business and making a capital contribution of $10,000 from a personal savings account. This action would impact the accounting equation by increasing assets and:

A. Decreasing liabilities
B. Increasing owner's equity
C. Increasing liabilities
D. Decreasingowner's equity

正解: B

質問 64
A college bookstore sells textbooks at a 15 percent discount to professors while successfully selling the same books at full price to students. What conditions are present so that the bookstore can charge different prices? (Select all that apply.)

A. The demand for the books is elastic.
B. Professors are unable to resell books.
C. The books can also be purchased online.
D. The bookstore has few close competitors.
E. The bookstore is owned by the college where it sells books.

正解: B,D

質問 65
A company had the following trial balance on Dec. 31, 2013:

What is the company's net income for 2013?

A. $120,000
B. $95,000
C. $170,000
D. $45,000

正解: B

質問 66
After a new report concludes that airplane exhaust has a negative impact on the environment, a government regulation is introduced which reduces the number of flights airlines can make in a day by 10 percent. To comply with this regulation, a certain airline halves the frequency of flights on several of its routes but maintains its original fleet of airplanes. What happens to the costs for the airline?

A. Average cost per flight will increase.
B. Total costs for the airline will increase.
C. Cost for each additional flight will increase.
D. Total costs will fall by 10 percent.

正解: A

質問 67
In Dec. of 2013, a company signed a promissory note and recorded a note payable of $150,000. This note is payable in three equal annual installments beginning from Dec. of 2014. How should the company report the note payable on its Dec. 31, 2013 balance sheet?

A. $50,000 in current liability and $100,000 in noncurrent liability
B. $150,000 in noncurrent liability
C. $150,000 in current liability
D. $50,000 in noncurrent liability and $100,000 in current liability

正解: A

質問 68
Most patients who need organ transplants rely on donors, as the buying and selling of organs is illegal. If a country legalized the buying and selling of organs, what would be the result?