L4M4 Exam Questions Tutorials

Explanation

GDP = gross domestic product = "the monetary value of goods and services manufactured or sup-plied in a financial period". People use it to say whether a country's economy is strong or weak.

Stock markets look at the value of public limited companies within a country.

Commodity indices look at the value of commodities such as steel, oil and wheat at a point in time

Average changes in price over a year can be measured by CPI or PPI

Unscheduled audits can provide an unbiased view of supplier practices and help identify compliance issues that might be hidden during scheduled audits. This approach supports responsible sourcing by ensuring accurate assessments of ethical and quality standards.

Explanation

economic indices and comparison websites are secondary sources of data. The other three are examples of primary sources of data.

Primary= you get the data yourself

Secondary = you find the data from somewhere else

Explanation

Incoterms can replace lengthy contract clauses as they replace the need for contracts to detail which party is responsible for organising transport, paying duties, having the insurance etc.

Incoterms is an odd one for exam topics- some students say it was a huge part of their exam and there were many questions on this. Others said there were just one or two. Questions get randomly assigned from the bank so it's completely random how many you'll get on this topic.