CLEP Principles of Management Readiness Test

10 questions, balanced across the exam's topics. Answer each one, then submit for your practice readiness estimate and per-topic breakdown. This is a practice estimate — not a prediction or guarantee of your official exam result.

Question 1

A team completes 375 units using 25 labor-hours. What is labor productivity in units per labor-hour?

15 1/15 9375 350

Question 2

A department budgets $2300 for a period and spends $2560. Define expense variance as actual minus budget. What is the variance in dollars?

4860 -260 2560 260

Question 3

Which statement most accurately describes Individualism-collectivism dimension?

The triple-bottom-line perspective considers economic, social, and environmental outcomes. This dimension contrasts emphasis on individual autonomy with emphasis on group obligations within a cultural framework. Invention creates a novel idea or device; innovation implements a useful new or improved approach. Global sourcing obtains inputs from suppliers across national borders.

Question 4

Match each description to its most specific topic, in the order shown. I. Local managers can make specified customer-service decisions without waiting for headquarters. II. An innovative team adjusts responsibilities rapidly as a changing project develops.

I: Divisional structure; II: Organic structure I: Organic structure; II: Decentralization I: Decentralization; II: Controllable-cost principle I: Decentralization; II: Organic structure

Question 5

Which example most directly illustrates Herzberg's two-factor theory?

Managers test a strategy under several different possible market conditions. A company creates business units each responsible for a different product line. A historical motivation account separates fixing poor conditions from enriching achievement and responsibility. Separated experts revise estimates after receiving summarized responses without meeting face to face.

Question 6

Which term or topic best matches the following description? Management and a union negotiate employment terms through a recognized bargaining process.

Workplace accommodation Work-sample assessment Internal pay equity Collective bargaining

Question 7

Which term or topic best matches the following description? A team reviews last month's results and revises the next month's process.

Transformational leadership Feedback control Division of work Balanced scorecard

Question 8

Which term or topic best matches the following description? Leaders define access responsibilities, review significant risks, and monitor the organization's protective controls.

Individualism-collectivism dimension Intrapreneurship Cybersecurity governance Whistleblowing channel

Question 9

A student writes the following study note. Which heading is the most precise fit? A team-based structure coordinates work through collaborative units with shared responsibilities.

Escalation of commitment Team-based structure Delphi technique Maslow's needs framework

Question 10

Which statement most accurately describes Leading function?

A team-based structure coordinates work through collaborative units with shared responsibilities. Expert power comes from valued knowledge or skill. Noise interferes with accurate transmission or interpretation of a message. Leading influences and supports people in working toward shared objectives.

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