Question 1

What allows companies in Europe to buy and sell allowances for the right to pollute?

Accepted Answer

A) UNFCCC 
B) ISO 9000 
C) EUETS 
D) ISO 14000 
E) EPA 
A) UNFCCC 
B) ISO 9000 
C) EUETS 
D) ISO 14000 
E) EPA C

Question 2

What is the formula for revenue retrieval of a product that has reached the end of its life?

Accepted Answer

Revenue retrieval = Total resale revenue + Total recycling revenue - Total processing cost - Total disposal cost

Question 3

Life cycle assessment determines which stage of the product life cycle that the product currently is in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Some governments are implementing laws that mandate the outright reduction of GHG emissions by forcing companies to pay taxes based on the amount of GHG emissions that are emitted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Those resources held in the common are often misallocated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What does CSR stand for?

Accepted Answer

A) consumer sustainability requirements 
B) critical sustainability ratio 
C) corporate social responsibility 
D) corporate sustainability record 
E) corporate society ratio 
A) consumer sustainability requirements 
B) critical sustainability ratio 
C) corporate social responsibility 
D) corporate sustainability record 
E) corporate society ratio

Question 7

Within environmental regulation,the "cap-and-trade" principle produces a market that allows companies to purchase and sell what?

Accepted Answer

A) hats that promote environmental awareness 
B) shares of stock in renewable energy sources 
C) emission allowances 
D) space in landfills 
E) carbon reduction sweepers 
A) hats that promote environmental awareness 
B) shares of stock in renewable energy sources 
C) emission allowances 
D) space in landfills 
E) carbon reduction sweepers

Question 8

What is the most critical phase in product life cycle assessment?

Accepted Answer

A) product design 
B) purchasing 
C) production 
D) shipping 
E) disposal 
A) product design 
B) purchasing 
C) production 
D) shipping 
E) disposal

Question 9

Suppose that a firm has made the following computations for its design for disassembly: processing cost per unit = $13.00,disposal cost per unit = $9.00,resale revenue per unit = $22.00,and recycling revenue per unit = $8.00.What is the revenue retrieval for this product?

Accepted Answer

Revenue retrieval =

Question 10

Which of the following refers to how companies remain in business?

Accepted Answer

A) corporate social responsibility 
B) economic sustainability 
C) carbon footprint 
D) sustainability 
E) closed-loop supply chains 
A) corporate social responsibility 
B) economic sustainability 
C) carbon footprint 
D) sustainability 
E) closed-loop supply chains

Question 11

The term ________ refers to meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The term ________ refers to meeting the...

Question 12

Products are more "environmentally friendly" when they are made:

Accepted Answer

A) using cheaper materials. 
B) using less energy. 
C) according to OSHA standards. 
D) where environmental regulations are lax. 
E) more difficult to disassemble. 
A) using cheaper materials. 
B) using less energy. 
C) according to OSHA standards. 
D) where environmental regulations are lax. 
E) more difficult to disassemble.

Question 13

The European Union Emissions Trading System works on the ________ principle.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The European Union Emissions Trading System works...

Question 14

Economic sustainability means appropriately allocating scarce resources to make a profit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A firm is considering five different product designs.Data concerning the design for disassembly for each of the designs are provided in the table below.Which design appears to be the best environmental design based on revenue retrieval opportunity?

Accepted Answer

A) Design 1 
B) Design 2 
C) Design 3 
D) Design 4 
E) Design 5 
A) Design 1 
B) Design 2 
C) Design 3 
D) Design 4 
E) Design 5

Question 16

A measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an organization,a product,an event,or a person is the nitrogen footprint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What percentage of the manufacturing process from Subaru's Lafayette,Indiana,plant goes to the landfill?

Accepted Answer

A) 0% 
B) 2% 
C) 5% 
D) 12.5% 
E) 15% 
A) 0% 
B) 2% 
C) 5% 
D) 12.5% 
E) 15%

Question 18

Inputs to a production system that do not have market prices are those held in the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Inputs to a production system that do...

Question 19

Resources held by the public are also said to be held in what?

Accepted Answer

A) escrow 
B) the system 
C) contempt 
D) perpetuity 
E) the common 
A) escrow 
B) the system 
C) contempt 
D) perpetuity 
E) the common

Question 20

Sustainability is often associated with corporate social responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: Sustainability in the Supply Chain

What allows companies in Europe to buy and sell allowances for the right to pollute?

What is the formula for revenue retrieval of a product that has reached the end of its life?

Life cycle assessment determines which stage of the product life cycle that the product currently is in.

Some governments are implementing laws that mandate the outright reduction of GHG emissions by forcing companies to pay taxes based on the amount of GHG emissions that are emitted.

Those resources held in the common are often misallocated.

What does CSR stand for?

Within environmental regulation,the "cap-and-trade" principle produces a market that allows companies to purchase and sell what?

What is the most critical phase in product life cycle assessment?

Suppose that a firm has made the following computations for its design for disassembly: processing cost per unit = $13.00,disposal cost per unit = $9.00,resale revenue per unit = $22.00,and recycling revenue per unit = $8.00.What is the revenue retrieval for this product?

Which of the following refers to how companies remain in business?

The term ________ refers to meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Products are more "environmentally friendly" when they are made:

The European Union Emissions Trading System works on the ________ principle.

Economic sustainability means appropriately allocating scarce resources to make a profit.

A firm is considering five different product designs.Data concerning the design for disassembly for each of the designs are provided in the table below.Which design appears to be the best environmental design based on revenue retrieval opportunity?

A measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an organization,a product,an event,or a person is the nitrogen footprint.

What percentage of the manufacturing process from Subaru's Lafayette,Indiana,plant goes to the landfill?

Inputs to a production system that do not have market prices are those held in the ________.

Resources held by the public are also said to be held in what?

Sustainability is often associated with corporate social responsibility.

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