Accounting for Market Day Flashcards
What is Finance?
Finance refers to the financial resources needed to operate a business.
What are the two Sources of Finance?
Internal Finance and External Finance
What is Internal Finance?
Internal Finance is generated within the business and includes contribution from the existing owners.
What is External Finance?
External Finance is sourced from outside of the business, such as backs or finance companies. External finance must be repaid and interest is usually charged.
Examples of Internal Finance
Owner’s investment, Sale of Items
Examples of External Finance
Bank loans, Mortgage, Government grants, overdraft, loans from family
What are the different costs for a business when making their products?
Fixed Cost and Variable Cost
What is a Fixed Cost?
A fixed cost is the cost that remain constant regardless of the production level. This means they don’t change with the number of units produced or sold.
What is a Variable Cost?
A variable cost is the cost that changes based on the production level. Producing more products will increase these types of costs. Producing less products will decrease these types of costs.
Examples of a fixed cost
Rent, advertising, salary, insurance, registration fee
Examples of a variable cost
Ingredients, electricity bills, materials
What is the Total Cost of Production?
The total cost of production refers to the total of all expenses incurred to produce a specific quantity of goods.
What is the formula of finding the Total Cost of Production?
Total Variable Cost+Total Fixed Cost=Total Cost of Production
Examples of a Fixed Cost
Rent, Advertising, Salary, Insurance
Examples of a Variable Cost
Ingredients, packaging