Business Chapter 23 Flashcards
Division of labour
Different workers specialising in different productive activities
Exports
Goods or services that a firm produces in its home market but sells in a foreign market
FDI
Investing by setting up operations or buying assets in businesses in another country
Imports
Goods and services that are bought into one country from another
International trade
Exporting (selling abroad) and importing (buying from abroad)
invisible trade
Trade in services rather than physical products
Specialisation
A production strategy where a business or country focuses on a limited number of products or services.
This results in greater efficiency , allowing for goods on a services to be produced as a lower cost per
unit.
Tariffs
Taxes that are imposed on imports
Visible trade
Trade in physical goods