Entrepreneurship: Building a Business

Chapter 9: Site Selection and Layout Planning

Chapter Practice Tests

1
A/An _______ is the first consideration of a new business seeking a location.
A)monopoly
B)economic base
C)industial park
D)target market
2
A/An_______is a reward that helps businesses.
A)profit
B)grant
C)agency
D)incentive
3
The best place to obtain accurate information on a community's labor supply is______________.
A)federal unemployment figures
B)local workforce agencies
C)U.S. Census data
D)community leaders
4
A/An ________ business must be near the product it is taking from the area in which it is located.
A)wholesale
B)service
C)shipping
D)extraction
5
A/An__________is an enterprise that is set up to provide flexible and affordable leases and office space, among others.
A)cubicle
B)marketplace
C)incubator
D)venture
6
A/An____________is a floor plan that shows the arrangement of a business.
A)layout
B)flow chart
C)organizational chart
D)blueprint
7
A/An__________ includes landscaping, parking spaces, and traffic patterns.
A)interior layout
B)exterior layout
C)floor plan
D)building permit
8
A/An _________layout involves the grouping of machines and equipment by function.
A)process
B)fixed-product
C)product
D)interior
9
In a retail store, the most important design consideration is the flow of___________.
A)customers
B)products
C)cash
D)equipment
10
The two considerations in the planning process for retail businesses are effective merchandise placement and deciding on an appropriate_____________.
A)color scheme
B)equipment placement
C)customer base
D)layout
11
When considering a warehouse layout, the two primary goals are to provide cost-effective storage and allow efficient movement of________in and out of the facility.
A)customers
B)equipment
C)products
D)employees
12
The physical layout of a service business depends largely on________.
A)workstations
B)services performed
C)equipment used
D)customer flow
13
The layout of an e-business is similar to that of a/an________business.
A)wholesale
B)manufacturing
C)retail
D)extraction
14
A /an____________ is the face of a building.
A)landscape
B)structure
C)bricks and mortar
D)façade
15
If noise reduction is a primary factor in your business, consider a__________layout.
A)open office
B)closed office
C)right-angle grid
D)landscaped
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