BCS MBP18 Exam - Topic 6 Question 35 Discussion

Actual exam question for BCS's MBP18 exam

Question #: 35
Topic #: 6

Thomas is the secretary to the management board of a large oil company. He is preparing the papers and chasing up the actions from the last board meeting. Board meetings take place quarterly and always include the collation of monthly sales performance figures, an overview of operating costs and a review of market conditions.

As Thomas is pulling the sales figures together, he receives a phone call from the finance director who tells him that recent government changes to the export tax rate will mean that operating costs will need to be amended before they are presented to the board

Which type(s) of business event is/are NOT present in this scenario?

AInternal

BExternal

CTime-based.

DInternal and external

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Suggested Answer: C

by Pete at Jul 04, 2024, 08:12 AM

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Eladia

7 months ago

I thought time-based events were a given in quarterly meetings!

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Myra

7 months ago

Seems like all events are accounted for, nothing missing here.

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Harrison

7 months ago

Wait, are we sure there are no time-based events?

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Mauricio

7 months ago

Totally agree, the government change is definitely external.

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Thurman

7 months ago

This scenario involves internal and external events.

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Chun

8 months ago

I feel like both internal and external events are present here, but I think the question is asking for what is NOT present. Maybe it’s just the time-based events?

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Bulah

8 months ago

I’m a bit confused about the time-based aspect. Are we supposed to consider the quarterly meetings as time-based events?

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Dorothy

8 months ago

I remember a practice question that discussed internal vs. external events, and I think the government tax change is definitely an external factor.

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Shala

8 months ago

I think this scenario mostly involves internal events since Thomas is working within the company, but I'm not sure about the external factors.

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Dean

8 months ago

This question is testing our understanding of the different categories of business events. I'll make sure to carefully consider each event described in the scenario and eliminate the options that don't match.

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Roslyn

8 months ago

Okay, let's see. The scenario mentions monthly sales performance, operating costs, and market conditions - those sound like internal and time-based events. The change in export tax rate seems like an external event. I think I've got a handle on this one.

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Lenora

8 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit confused by this one. The scenario covers a lot of different business activities, so I'll need to really analyze each part to determine which types of events are not present.

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Carin

8 months ago

This seems like a straightforward question about identifying the types of business events in the scenario. I'll carefully read through the details and think about which events are internal, external, and time-based.

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Viola

8 months ago

Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'll need to carefully consider the different exposure options and how they might impact the file path access.

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Ty

9 months ago

I'm pretty confident that D is the correct answer. Randomizing the execution schedule is the only option that matches the description in the question.

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Carmen

1 year ago

I'm with Lavonna on this one. The scenario has both internal (board meetings) and external (government policy) events happening.

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Francoise

1 year ago

So, the types of business events not present are internal and external.

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Chaya

1 year ago

C) Time-based.

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Dottie

1 year ago

I agree, the scenario doesn't mention any time-based events.

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Sherman

1 year ago

I think the correct answer is C) Time-based.

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Carlee

1 year ago

B) External

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Glory

1 year ago

A) Internal

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Vernell

1 year ago

Haha, the finance director must have really shaken things up with that last-minute change. I'd say the answer is B) External.

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Cecil

1 year ago

This is a tricky one. I'm going to say C) Time-based, since the board meetings happen on a quarterly basis.

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Brett

1 year ago

That's a good point, it could be a combination of all three types of business events in this scenario.

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Chau

1 year ago

But the board meetings being quarterly make it time-based as well, so maybe C) Time-based is also a valid option.

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Theodora

1 year ago

I agree, it could be both internal and external events affecting the business.

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Hester

1 year ago

I think it's D) Internal and external, because the changes in export tax rate are external to the company.

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Lavonna

1 year ago

I'll go with D) Internal and external. The board meetings and sales performance review are internal events, while the change in government policy is an external event.

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