L5M2 Sample Questions Answers

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1 3 and 4 are the correct answers. There are 7 key areas that ISO 26000 focuses on. As well as these three, there is also labour practices, the environment, fair operating practices and community involvement. See p. 51 of the study guide. ISOs are a popular exam topic so do revise these before the exam.

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Nothing can be done to change this risk (you can't stop an earthquake from happening), so you therefore need to transfer the risk to another party, or include for this within a contract.

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The correct order is 2, 1, 3 - this is from p.108 of the study guide: 'The Components of a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan'.

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This is from ILO- the International Labour Organisation - see p.49 of the textbook. You should recognise all four of these acronyms as they come up in this module UN= United Nations - they have the Guiding Principles, ISO = produce standards for business practices and ETI = Ethical Trading Initiative - they have a base code for labour practices.

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As a consultant he will need Professional Indemnity insurance. This insurance is for roles that include providing advice, designs and services. Insurances comes up a bit in the exam so revise this from p.96-100

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The first three sentences are true about ISO 31000. The list of the 11 principles are from p. 140. ISO 3100 is a known exam topic.

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The correct answer is 3. Firstly you can half the number of responses by looking at the yes / no. The UK Bribery Act is further reaching than the FCPA. Therefore the statement is False. You can therefore discount the options that start with yes. Of the two remaining statements only one of them is true and that is number 3- the Bribery Act extends to third parties and the FCPA does not. Option 4 is incorrect as the Bribery Act DOES account for facilitation payments. Its to FCPA that doesn't. This is explained on p. 36 of the study guide

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They will receive operational help from a third party is the correct answer. Unlike insurance, a contingency plan provides operational help, not just financial. This could be in providing an emergency workspace, helping to get IT systems back up and running or providing emergency air freight. This is explained on p.91-92 of the study guide

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Standardised payment terms would help with cashflow. For example every client must pay within 30 days.

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Insurable Interest means that it is not possible to insure someone else's factory. The study guide explains that you can only take out insurance where you have at least partial ownership of that risk. Therefore option 3 is also correct as you have a partial risk if something were to happen to your supplier's factory. You can take out CBI insurance for this. see p.100-101 for further explanations of Legal Principles of Insurance

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Act is the final stage. See p.25 for a diagram of the cycle.

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The correct answer is 1 - the 3rd party can provide broader experience and expertise. They can advise on best practice and will know how to advise Robot Ltd as they will have experience across a wide range of companies. This is explained on p.91 of the study guide

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Indemnity clauses transfer risk from one party to another. It is an arrangement whereby one party promises to compensate the other party for a trigger event. An example of an indemnity clause could be a construction firm is building a new bridge and the project is supposed to be completed by 1st June. An indemnity clause may state that should the bridge not be ready by this date, the construction firm will compensate the buyer by X amount. See p.61 for more information on indemnity.

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Cashflow issues can lead to serious financial problems and the company going bust. Therefore this risk must be treated.

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Petra should arrange for additional tests to be conducted. This question is based on a real example in the exam. In this scenario there is still significant risk for Petra even if the supplier is testing the materials. The supplier could miss something, or forge the results with disastrous consequences for Petra's customers. Moreover it would severely damage Petra's reputation. Therefore the wise thing would be for Petra to conduct additional tests in-house to ensure they are happy with the products and only then accept them. This could be an audit of 10% of deliveries to ensure compliance. Acceptance Testing is discussed in the textbook on p.70