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Buisness unit 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 Flashcards

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what is scarcity?

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when there are needs but not enough products and services to fufill them

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what are needs?

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something necessary

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what are wants?

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something that is not necessary

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what is an economic problem?

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when there are unlimited wants but limited resources to fulfil them (creates scarcity)

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what is opportunity cost?

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is the next best alternative given up by choosing another item

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5
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what is specialisation?

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when people and businesses concentrate on what they are best at.

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what is the division of labour?

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is when the production process is split into different tasks and each worker performs one of the specific tasks only. ​

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what is an advantage of division of labour? (2)

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  • trained one task per worker –> increases efficiency and output
  • less time is wasted moving from one workbench to the other
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what is a disadvantage of division of labour? (2)

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  • workers can be too bored to perform one task –> efficiency might fall
  • one worker absent –> no one can fill in
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what is the purpose of buisness activity?

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to combine the factors of produyction to make products which will satisfy the peoples wants

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what is added value?

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is the difference between the selling price and the cost of bough it materials
(selling price - cost of bought in materials)

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why is added value important? (2)

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  • helps pay for expenses (labour, advertising, bills)
  • helps make a profit
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how could a business increase added value? (2)

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  • by increasing selling price
    -by reducing cost of bought in materials
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12
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what is the primary sector?

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extracts and uses the natural resources of earth to produce raw materials for the buisness

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what are examples of the primary sector? (4)

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-farming
-fishing
-forestry
-oil, copper ore

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14
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what is the secondary sector?

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manufactures goods using the raw materials provided by the primary sector

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15
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what are examples of the secondary sector? (3)

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-car manufacturing
-footwear production
-paper manufacturing

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16
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what is the tertiary sector?

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provides services to consumers and the other sectors of the industry

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17
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what are examples of the tertiary sector? (5)

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-hair salons
-IT services
-banking
-transport
-education

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what is a mixed economy?

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an economy with both a private sector and a public sector

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what is a private sector?

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businesses owed by private individuals and not by the government

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what does a private sector do?

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they decide on the price to charge for the goods/services.

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what is the private sector’s aim?

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to make profit

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what is a public sector and where does the money for it come from?

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a buisness owned and run by the government, the money for these come from taxpayers

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what is the objective of a public sector?

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is to provide welfare to its people in the economy

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what are the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur? (4)

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-hardworking
-risk taker
-creative
-optimistic

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25
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what is a buisness plan?

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a document containing the buissness objectives, details about finance, operations and owners of the business

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why is it important for an entrepreneur to create a business plan? (2)

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  • to apply for bank loans
  • it will force entrepreneurs to think ahead and to try and solve any potential problems
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contents for a business plan (5)

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  1. description of buisnes
  2. products and services they provide
  3. target market
  4. location of business
  5. financial information
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28
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why do the governments support new startup firms? (3)

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  • will create jobs –> reduce unemployment in the country
  • increase output
  • will give consumers more choice of goods and services
29
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how do the governments support new firms? (2)

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  • offer to train entrepreneurs who want to develop more skill
  • offer grants to so they can afford to open up a business
30
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why do owners want to expand the business? (3)

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  • to increase profit
  • to benefit from economies of scale
  • more status and prestige for owners
30
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hoe do you measure the size of a business? (4)

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-number of employees
-the value of output
-the value of sales revenue
-capital employed

30
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how can businesses grow what are the two types of growth?

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  • internal growth
  • external growth
31
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what is internal growth?

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when a business expands its exsiting operatinons

32
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what is external growth?and what are the three types

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when a business takes over or merges with another company (three types - horizontal, vertical, congiomerate)

32
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what is horizontal intergration?

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when a business merges or takes over another buisness in same stage of production

33
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what are the benefits of horizontal integration? (2)

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  • less competition in the same industry
  • benefit for money
34
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what are the drawbacks to horizontal integration? (2)

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  • diseconomies of scale
    -communication in business is more challenging bc the business is bigger
35
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why do businesses fail? (3)

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  • lack of management skills - managers may not make good decisions, like location and production
  • changes in the business environment - new competitors, recessions
  • liquitidy problems - current ratio under 1.5 not being able to pay day to day expenses
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what is unlimited liability?

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the owner of the business is responsible for the debts, so their personal possessions might be at risk

37
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what are incorporated businesses?

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businesses that have separate legal status from their owners

38
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what are unincorporated businesses?

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businesses that DONT have separate legal status from their owners

39
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what is an advantage of a sole trader? (3)

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  • get to keep all profits
  • complete control–> make all decisions
  • less legal requirements so it’s easier and cheaper
39
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what is a sole trader

A

a business owned by one person

39
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what is a partnership?

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a business owned by two or more people

40
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what is a disadvantage of a sole trader? (2)

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  • unlimited liability
  • limited sources of finance –> less money for machinery
41
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what is an advantage of a partnership? (3)

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  • more money can be invested in the business
  • less stress and responsibility
  • more ideas–> better products
42
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what are private limited companies?

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a business owned by shareholders but they can’t sell shares to the public

43
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what is a disadvantage of a partnership? (3)

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  • profits have to be shared
  • disagreements can happen–>less attention on business
  • unlimited liability
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what is a disadvantage of a private limited company? (2)

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  • cannot sell shares to the public –> less capital
  • expensive as there’s a lot of paperwork
45
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what are public limited companies?

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a business owned by shareholders and sell shares to the public

45
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what is an advantage of a private limited company? (3)

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  • can raise more capital
  • limited liability
  • maintain control of business
46
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what is an advantage of a public limited company? (2)

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  • can raise more capital by selling shares to the public
  • limited liability
47
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what is a franchise?

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a buisness with a strong brand name, and the owner gives consent for the franchisee to use the name

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what is a disadvantage of a public limited company? (3)

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  • the original owner may lose control
  • needs to pay shareholders dividends so less profit for the original owner
  • expensive as there’s a lot of paperwork
49
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what is an advantage of a franchise? (2)

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  • the franchisor receives part of the profits known as royalties
  • less stress for franchisee
50
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what is a disadvantage of a joint venture? (2)

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  • profits are shared
  • disagreements between businesses
50
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what are public corporations?

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business in the public sector that is owned and controlled by the government

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what are joint ventures?

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two or more businesses start a new project together, sharing risks and profits.​

50
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what is a disadvantage of a franchise? (2)

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  • Poor management and a bad reputation of one branch can risk ruining the entire brand’s reputation ​
  • don’t get to keep 100% of profits
51
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what is an objective?

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an aim or a target a business works towards

51
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what is an advantage of a joint venture? (3)

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  • both businesses share the costs of the project
  • risk is shared
  • each business will benefit from other businesses knowledges
52
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what is a disadvantage of public cooperation?

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  • they may not be as efficient as a private company​ because there is no huge profit motive
52
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what is an advantage of a public corporation?

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  • It makes sure consumers are not taken advantage of by privately owned monopolies​
53
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why are objectives important? (2)

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  • they give workers and managers a clear target to work towards, increasing their motivation ​
  • can allow the business to compare against their performance to see if they are successful or not
54
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what are some business objectives? (4)

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  • survival
  • to make profit
  • growth
  • increase in market share
55
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what are social enterprises?

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operated by private individuals but have other objectives other than profit​

56
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what are examples of social enterprises? (2)

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  • helping the community
  • helping the environment
57
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what are examples of internal stakeholders and their objective (3)

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  • owner - they want the business to grow and gain profit ​
  • employees​ - they want a fair salary, good working conditions, job satisfaction and job security ​
  • managers - they want job security and profits
57
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what are stakeholders?

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a person or group who have a direct interest in the performance and activities of the business

58
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what are examples of external stakeholders and their objective? (4)

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  • customers - ​they want safe and reliable products with high quality
  • government - they want to ensure the business is running by the laws, they also want them to succeed because the business can provide jobs ​they can earn corporation tax from business profits
  • the local community - they want to ensure the business doesn’t damage the local community, and they are interested because they might want to get a job
  • banks ​- they want the business to be able to pay back bank loans, with interest ​
59
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what are the differences in the objectives of private sector and public sector enterprises​?

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private sector wants to make profit and public sector enterprises want to provide services to the public, create employment and make profit to have a sustainable business. ​

60
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what are the four factors of production?

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  • land
  • labour
  • capital
  • eneterprise

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