1) Programmed decisions are useful when there is no predetermined structure on which torely.A. TrueB. False2) Managers often ignore problems.A. TrueB. False3) Bill Simmons is the manager of a small restaurant and must decide how much money heowes his suppliers. This is an example of a nonprogrammed decision.A. TrueB. False4) In the fourth state of decision making, problem diagnosis is linked to the development ofalternatives.A. TrueB. False5) Choosing a ready-made alternative takes less time than designing a custom-madesolution.A. TrueB. False6) Contingency plans are best developed following the final stage of decisionmaking—evaluating the decision.A. TrueB. False7) One advantage of using a group for decision making is that one person dominates.A. TrueB. False8) Discounting the future is said to partly explain governmental budget deficits andenvironmental destruction.A. TrueB. False9) In decision making, it is always better to use a group than an individual.A. TrueB. False10) Which of the following does NOT describe good plans in organizations?A. They provide a clear road mapB. They are purposefulC. They may be formal or informalD. They are flexible11) The targets or ends the manager wants to reach are called:A. PlansB. Mission statementC. VisionD. Goals12) Plans are:A. Targets a manager wants to reachB. Specific to differing industriesC. Inappropriate when resources are scarceD. Actions taken to achieve goals13) A plan which focuses on ongoing activities and may become a more permanent policyor rule is called a(n):A. Single-use planB. StrategyC. Mission statementD. Standing plan14) A policy developed for the yearly graduation ceremony at Easy Town High School canbe described as a(n):A. Single-use planB. Contingency planC. “What-if” planD. Standing plan15) _____________ plans might be referred to as what-if plans.A. StrategicB. ContingencyC. StandingD. Single-use16) Coordination refers toA. Division of labor within an organizationB. The performance of specific tasks by specific peopleC. The need for specific tasks in the functional fieldsD. The linking of the various components of an organization17) An organization chart conveys all of the following EXCEPT:A. Who reports to whomB. How decisions are madeC. How the work is dividedD. The work performed by each unit18) The assignment of different tasks to different people or groups is the:A. Organization structureB. Division of laborC. Value chainD. Strategic plan19) Incremental decision making occurs when managers make small decisions and movecautiously toward a bigger solution.A. TrueB. False20) Managers often ignore problems for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:A. Getting involved is riskyB. It is easier to procrastinate or to get busy with less demanding activitiesC. Managers are often too busy to make decisionsD. They cannot be sure how much time, energy, or trouble lies ahead21) Characteristics of managerial decisions include all of the following EXCEPT:A. UncertaintyB. Lack of structureC. ConventionD. Risk22) The state that exists when decision makers have insufficient information is:A. […]