NO.121 Which of the following would be a disadvantage of the use of ‘big data’?

NO.122 The marketing environment includes political, economic, social, technological, ecological and legal factors affecting marketing (PESTEL). Select THREE examples of economic factors.

NO.123 The finance function of an organisation supports the organisation’s strategies and operations.
Which THREE of the following activities are fundamental to the role of the finance function?

NO.124 Cyber and physical systems becoming increasingly autonomous is part of which characteristic of the 4th industrial revolution?

NO.125 XY Company is a manufacturing company making a variety of products for sale in different markets.
Which of the following is the most likely organisational structure that such a company will adopt?

NO.126 Company T needs to update its forecast for the remaining 9 months of the financial year to comply with its bank financing convenants. There is a debate between the manufacturing department, which wants to replace some large equipment within the next six months, and the finance function, which wants to ensure that sufficient reserves have built up to fund the purchase outright rather than exploring further financing options. Which conflicting factors are the two departments debating?
Select ALL that apply.

NO.127 There are four stages of development of supply chain management, according to Reck and Long’s strategic positioning tool. Which stage of this model does the following description identify?
Emphasis is on better co-ordination between departments and suppliers involving timely communication about changes in price and availability of materials.

NO.128 Place ‘Management accountant’ or ‘Financial accounant’ next to each of the following statements according to which applies.

NO.129 An organisation has grown in size over the last 6 months and it wishes to improve communication with its employees. Examples of information to share include company policies, human resource information and notices to employees.
Which type of system should the company adopt?

NO.130 Which of the following does the Data Protection Act 1998 attempt to protect?

NO.131 Shortly after starting his new role within R, Q begins to suspect that the training opportunities he was offered at interview are unlikely to materialise. Upon discussing his concerns with his manager, Q is made to feel as though his expectations regarding training opportunities were unrealistic as everything included within his employment contract had been honoured. Which of the following applies to the above situation?

NO.132 The Finance Director has been asked to produce a cost saving plan for the organisation which is to come into effect immediately. His initial suggestion to enable quick savings is to cut the staff development and training budget by 50%. Before he publishes the plan he has asked you to review it and let him know what the effect of this may be in the short term.
Select ALL that apply.

NO.133 Data profiling forms an essential element of the extraction transformation and loading process. Which of the following best describes data profiling?

NO.134 Company V has made the decision to operate using Six Sigma in order to manage the supply chain within the production process. What process below is the method used to continually monitor and chart a process while it is operating?

NO.135 A company manufactures electrical goods and has several product lines, all at different stages in the product life-cycle. As each item works through the life-cycle, the emphasis on marketing and price focus changes. Item X currently has an increased emphasis on investment in the product quality and design, with consideration also being given to reducing the sale price. Item X is in which stage of the product life-cycle?