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Business In The Real World Flashcards

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What is a business

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An organistaion designed to supply a product or service, this can be profit or non profit

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Give two examples of businesses

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It could be one person, an electrician or a giant supermarket like ASDA

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What is a product

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Anything that is satysfying a customers needs, it has to physical. E.g cars, xbox and food

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What is a service

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Something that a business person does for you in exchange for money like gardening

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Why is land a factor of production

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Because it’s where you produce the goods, like a farm and without it you cannot make goods

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Why is labour a factor of production

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Because it’s people who work in a business and without them you cannot run a business

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Why is capital a factor of production

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Because it’s the money that you need to get your business started and make your idea a reality

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Why is enterprise a factor of production

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Because it’s the drive or motivation for the owners to start a business and without that you can’t be sucessful in a business and make it long term

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What is the primary sector

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A sector that extracts raw materials from the planet. For example diamonds and metal. These can also be grown like wheat on farms

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What is the secondary sector

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Where goods are manufactured into finished goods. For example plastic, metal, which are used to make cars.

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What is the tertiary sector

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A sector in which they are support services that help a business this include shops, banking and transporting goods

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What is an entrepreneur

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A person who creates new ideas for a business

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What is opportunity cost

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Is doing something that makes you not able to do something else. E.g i buy air pods but because of that I can’t afford to but an xbox

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What two types of ownership has full liability

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Sole trader and partenership

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What is a sole trader

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A type of business that is run by one person

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What are the advantages of being a sole trader

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Simple, you have all the control, you keep all the profit, minimal paperwork, fast decision making and can be transferred to a limited company

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What types of business have limited liability

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LTD and a public limited company

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What are the disadvantages of being a sole trader

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Hard to raise finance, the business relies on one person and if that person suffers it suffers and is limited to the owners life

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What are the advantage of being a private limited company

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Easier to raise finance, the company will always exist if the owner dies, original owners can regain control

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What is a LTd

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A comany whose shares can only be bought if someone is invited to buy some of their business

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What is a public limited company

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A company whose stocks can be bought on the stock market, publicy and their information is made clear for all to see

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What is a companies house

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Any limited company or partnership business has to register with Companies House. These records are public and there is usually a fee to register.

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What is a deed of partenership

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A document that is signed by all of the owners of a business setting out the terms they must abide by and their obligations as owners.

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What is a divedend

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A sum of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders out of its profits.

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What are the economies of scale

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Where the average costs (of production, distribution and sales) fall as the business increases the amount of product that it produces, distributes and sells.

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What is a grant

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A grant is money given to a business, usually by the government or lottery fund, that does not need to be paid back.

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What is a hostile takeover

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A takeover of one company (called the ‘target company’) by another (called the ‘acquirer’) that is accomplished without the agreement of the target company’s management. Instead, the acquirer approaches the company’s shareholders directly or fights to replace the management to get the takeover approved.

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What is income tax

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Tax that someone pays based on their personal income

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What is limited liability

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When the business owner or owners are only responsible for business debts up to the value of their financial investment in the business.

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What are profits

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The amount of money made after all the costs

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What is share capital

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The money raised when a business becomes a public limited company by offering shares in the business in return for capital.

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What are shareholders

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A part owner of a private of public limited company

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What are shares

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A percentage portion of a company

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What is the stock market

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A market where business shares are traded

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What is unlimited liability

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When business owners or owners are personally responsible for the debt of a business

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How is growth an objective/ aim of a business

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By growing a business domestically or internationally. It can be made by opening more stores, more employement and opening franchises

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How is customer satisfaction an objective/ aim of a business

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Because by keeping a customer happy and level of service high you will make customers loyal and come back to buy from you in the future

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How is ethics an objective/ aim of a business

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By having good standards of behaviour and doing the right thing your customers will be proud and happy that they have bought from you. Examples are fair wages, good conditions and etc

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How is survival an objective/ aim of a business

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By making a business so that it can last as long as possible, this can be done by making itself a Ltd or PLC. The reason for doing this is so that all the time and money put into the business isn’t wasted

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How is making profit an objective/ aim of a business

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By making revenue after all the costs of a business have been paid, so that the owner will gain more money and be able to reinvest. If a bussiness’ costs are higher than profit they will lose money

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How is maximising profits an objective/ aim of a business

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By reducing the costs of a business and or increasing revenue the owner can make the business as efficent as possible with the right balance

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How is maintaing sales an objective/ aim of a business

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Because by changeing and updating your products your business will not lose interest and keep customer engagement high, so more longevity

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How is market share an objective/ aim of a business

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Because the more sales that you make in your particular market the more customers will come to you are youre more popualr in that market

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How is the value of shares an objective/ aim of a business

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If a business is highly valued than they can get lots of funds and the value of their shares is affected by any events that have happened in that business

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What is an objective

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What you do to get to an aim, what helps achieve the aim. Something that turns the aim into something easier to measure

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What is an aim

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The main goal of a business

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What does an aim have to be

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Specific, measurable, achievable, real and time based

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What is an aim and objective depend on

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The size/age of the business and the amount of competition

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Give two things that can make aims change

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Technology, interest rates, consumer spending, consumer law, employment law and the enviornment

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What is an exchange rate

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Exchanging money between countries, e.g converting pounds into euros

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What does a smart target stand for

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Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time based

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What are stakeholders

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A person/group who is interested or affected by a business

53
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Name 4 examples of stakeholders

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The government, employees, suppliers and the local community

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How can the local community affect a business

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They can stop local development plans. Or help support businesses

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How can the government affect a business

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Because they se tax rates and make policies for employees and etc

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Uncertainty

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Happens when there is a lack of information, meaning that the outcomes are hard to predic

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Risk

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The possibility of something going wrong

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What is revenue

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The income that a business gets from selling goods or services

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What are total costs

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Fixed costs plus variable costs

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What are fixed costs

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Costs that do not change when a busines changes it’s output

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What are variable costs

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Costs that vary depending on the businesses output level

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Why are business plans good

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They help organise information and help maximise profits, by identifying problems

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How can a business plan help raise finance

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It makes it easier to get a loan and investors will be attracted, as they know what they’re paying for

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How does a business plan help set up a new business

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It helps a inexperienced person know what to do next

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What is market research

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Who are the customers, why they buy and the size of the market

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What are external pressures in a business

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Who are the competitors, how are they doing and about the current economy

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What are production process in a business plan

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Where to setup, organisation and the production methods and quality

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What is a business plan

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A plan for a business that shows a businesses aims ans how they will achieve it, depending on the, market and etc

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What is the formula for average unit costs

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Total costs divided by total output

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What is organic growth in a business

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Growth by iself, for example by selling more of it’s products ans increasing revenue

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What is franchising

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A big business selling its right to use their name to someone to expand their business without paying as much

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What are the disadvantages of franchising

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The franchisor loses some control and they have to keep an eye on the franchisee as they can ruin their image

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How can you get internal growth in a business

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Increasing sales, revenue, employees and branches

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What is external growth

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Growth that is achieved by merging with another business or with hostile takeovers

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What is outsourcing

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Using another business to produce something for you, as your business is too busy or doesent want to risk opening another factory

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What are the disadvantages of outsourcing

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It is usually more expensive then producing the products with your own business

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What are the advantages of organic growth

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Much more manageable, better for long term growth and will attract more investors, as the business isn’t in for short term growth

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What is a merger

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When two business join together creating one stronger business

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What is a takeover

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When a rival business buys a majority of shares of a business and tries to buy the business

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What are the disadvantages of external growth

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Very hard to manage, as it literally combines two businesses and they have different ways of working and etc, so they have to be very organised

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What are the advantages of external growth

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Makes one larger business, giving huge short term growth, as it creates a joint business

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What are the three impacts of the location of a business.

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Sales image and costs

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What are the six factors of location, RECIPE

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Raw materials, employment, competitors, infrastructure, proximity to target market, finance (E)

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What are the advantages of internal recruitment

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Quick process, they already have experience in the business, cheaper

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Disadvantages of internal recuitment

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Small pool of applicants, lack of fresh ideas

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External recruitment advantages

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Larger pool of applicants, new ideas, fresh skills

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Disadvantages of external recruitment

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Expensive, can take time for employee to settle in

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