Question 1

What does paralingual refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Tone and pitch of your voice 
B) Body language 
C) Feedback 
D) Eye contact 
E) Written language 
A) Tone and pitch of your voice 
B) Body language 
C) Feedback 
D) Eye contact 
E) Written language A

Question 2

Which of the following choices is a strategic planning framework?

Accepted Answer

A) SWOT 
B) Marginal analysis 
C) PERT 
D) Synergies 
E) Leadership Vision 
A) SWOT 
B) Marginal analysis 
C) PERT 
D) Synergies 
E) Leadership Vision A

Question 3

Other than Price and Product, what are the other 4Ps of marketing? Select two:

Accepted Answer

A) Payers 
B) Promotion 
C) People 
D) Place 
E) Providers 
A) Payers 
B) Promotion 
C) People 
D) Place 
E) Providers B,D

Question 4

What is the average per capita income in the United States (as of 2008)?

Accepted Answer

A) $35,000 
B) $41,000 
C) $47,000 
D) $52,000 
E) $55,000 
A) $35,000 
B) $41,000 
C) $47,000 
D) $52,000 
E) $55,000

Question 5

Which of the following goods has positive network externalities? Select all that apply:

Accepted Answer

A) Luxury goods 
B) Fax machines 
C) Video formats (DVD, VHS, Blu-Ray) 
D) Social networking sites 
E) Stock exchanges 
A) Luxury goods 
B) Fax machines 
C) Video formats (DVD, VHS, Blu-Ray) 
D) Social networking sites 
E) Stock exchanges

Question 6

What can be used as a combined state and federal tax rate for corporations in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 20.3% 
B) 25.3% 
C) 32.3% 
D) 35.3% 
E) 39.3% 
A) 20.3% 
B) 25.3% 
C) 32.3% 
D) 35.3% 
E) 39.3%

Question 7

Every five minutes a baby is born in the Nigindia. How many babies are born in a year?

Accepted Answer

A) 150,120 
B) 105,120 
C) 100,510 
D) 300,450 
E) 103,555 
A) 150,120 
B) 105,120 
C) 100,510 
D) 300,450 
E) 103,555

Question 8

In July 2009, unemployment in Michigan reached 15%. The number of workers was 4,900,000. Approximately how many were unemployed?

Accepted Answer

A) 735,000 
B) 745,000 
C) 710,000 
D) 718,000 
E) 751,000 
A) 735,000 
B) 745,000 
C) 710,000 
D) 718,000 
E) 751,000

Question 9

The following graphic could represent which of the choices below in a well-run project:

Accepted Answer

A) Project likelihood of completion over time 
B) Need for leadership over time 
C) Stakeholder influence over time 
D) Cost of changes over time 
E) All of the above 
A) Project likelihood of completion over time 
B) Need for leadership over time 
C) Stakeholder influence over time 
D) Cost of changes over time 
E) All of the above

Question 10

From 1946 to 2008, what is the range of inflation adjusted average annual oil prices?

Accepted Answer

A) $32.48 to $160.03 
B) $8.05 to $122.50 
C) $12.95 to $140.05 
D) $15.77 to $91.35 
E) $41.09 to $63.50 
A) $32.48 to $160.03 
B) $8.05 to $122.50 
C) $12.95 to $140.05 
D) $15.77 to $91.35 
E) $41.09 to $63.50

Question 11

Sawyer's Pet Store has averaged a net profit of $2,500 for the past 11 weeks. What is the total net profit over this length of time?

Accepted Answer

A) $26,000 
B) $27,500 
C) $27,900 
D) $28,000 
E) $29,300 
A) $26,000 
B) $27,500 
C) $27,900 
D) $28,000 
E) $29,300

Question 12

The population of the town of Homeville increased by approximately 0.5% last year. If the population at the beginning of the year was 2,460, what was the approximate population by the end of the year?

Accepted Answer

A) 2,472 
B) 2,960 
C) 2,465 
D) 2,465. 
E) 2,510 
A) 2,472 
B) 2,960 
C) 2,465 
D) 2,465. 
E) 2,510

Question 13

The wholesale price of a fountain pen is $2.80. What will the new price be if a 5% increase is instituted?

Accepted Answer

A) $2.84 
B) $2.90 
C) $2.94 
D) $2.96 
E) $2.97 
A) $2.84 
B) $2.90 
C) $2.94 
D) $2.96 
E) $2.97

Exam 1: Consulting Case Interview