541. Which influence reflects an informal organization?
　　A. formal authority
　　B. reward power
　　C. referent power
　　D. expert power
　　E. penalty
　　ANS: C
　　542. A life cycle project manager tends to have the following characteristics:
　　A. balanced training
　　B. stronger administrative skills than technical skills
　　C. stronger technical skills than administrative skills
　　D. stronger human resource skills
　　E. None of the above.
　　ANS: B
　　543. In acceptance sampling, if the sample size is kept the same but the acceptance number is increased, which of the following will be true:
　　A. buyer's risk will decrease
　　B. vendor's risk will decrease
　　C. producer's risk will decrease
　　D. consumer's risk will increase
　　E. C and D only
　　ANS: E
　　544. Risks include the following types:
　　A. Business risk
　　B. pure risk
　　C. Insurable risk
　　D. A and B
　　E. All of the above.
　　ANS: E
　　545. Traits of a participative manager include:
　　A. being accessible
　　B. being an effective delegator
　　C. holding social gatherings
　　D. All of the above.
　　E. A and C
　　ANS: D
　　546. All of the following statements about acceptance sampling are true except:
　　A. Acceptance sampling plans are beneficial when the cost of inspection is high and the resulting loss of passing nonconforming units is not great.
　　B. Acceptance sampling plans are necessary when destructive inspections are required.
　　C. Acceptance sampling plans are never effective at rejecting nonconforming units as 100 percent inspection, even when the inspection process is
　　very tedious.
　　D. Acceptance sampling plans do not directly control the quality of a series of lots; they instead specify the risk of accepting lots of given quality.
　　E. Acceptance sampling plans are not very effective for inspecting small lots of custom-made products.
　　ANS: C
　　547. Interfacing with the customer after project go-ahead is the responsibility of:
　　A. Project sponsor
　　B. Project team
　　C. Project manager
　　D. Functional manager
　　E. All of the above are possible, based upon the size and complexity of the project
　　ANS: C
　　548. Parametric cost estimating involves
　　A. using the WBS to do bottom up estimates
　　B. defining the perimeters of the life-cycle
　　C. calculating the individual estimates of work packages
　　D. using a statistical model to estimate costs
　　E. A and C
　　ANS: D
　　549. Risk exposure refers to _____ .
　　A. the amount at stake.
　　B. what might happen.
　　C. the likelihood of something
　　D. who is going to be held accountable
　　E. All of the above.
　　ANS: A
　　550. The compromise conflict resolution technique
　　A. is necessary when both participants must win.
　　B. results in both sides losing
　　C. is used when resolution is more important than relationships
　　D. B and C
　　E. All of the above.
　　ANS: B