Reference no: EM132204931

1. A national trend for brokerage offices is that

A) they are getting larger as more sales associates have assigned desks.

B) partitioning each office takes less office space than a bull-pen arrangement.

C) each sales associate gets approximately 50 square feet for an office.

D) there is less square footage because many sales associates work from home.

2. A real estate office has 21 sales associates. The annual expenses for the company are $347,000. What is the broker's desk cost?

A) $16,524

B) $24,509

C) $7,287,000

D) $19,324

3. In large organizations, the two types of authority typically found are

A) monolithic and dictatorial.

B) strong and weak.

C) staff and line.

D) aggressive and passive.

4. The purpose of the selection step in the employment process is to

A) gather applicants for consideration.

B) gather preliminary information to determine whether to pursue the next step.

C) determine whether the applicant is suitable for the position.

D) ensure the new hire and company are properly prepared to begin a working relationship.

5. A sales associate probably works in a monolithic organization if he makes the following statement: "My company has

A) several departments, and each department head reports directly to the president."

B) several departments, and all department heads direct their group's activities, operating like an individual entity."

C) no departments because the broker seems to do everything."

D) several tightly controlled departments reporting to middle managers, who in turn report to the president."