Business Terms Flashcards
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Absenteeism
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- Employees not attending work
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Accounting and Finance Function
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- Provides financial information for decision making
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Accounts Payable
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- The money the business owes to its suppliers or service providers
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Accounts Receivable
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- The money owed to the business from consumers who have already received their good or service
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Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio
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- Sales/Accounts Receivable (Formula)
- Shows the average of how long it takes for customers to pay the business
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Acquisition
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- Stage in the HR cycle which identifies the staffing needs, recruitment and selection
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Amortisation
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- The depreciation of intangible assets over time
- Intangible = Non-physical (E.g Trademarks)
- Tangible = Physical
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Arbitration
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- When a commissioner hears both sides of an industrial dispute and makes a decision which is legally binding on both parties
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Audit
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- A check of financial records
- From an accountant or manager
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Award
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- A document which states the minimum working conditions
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Bad Debts
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- Debts that are unlikely to be paid
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Balance Sheet
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- Shows the Assets and Liabilities and the equity the owner has invested in the business
- Shows financial stability
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Bankruptcy
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- A legal declaration that a person or business has more liabilities than assets
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Batch Production
Flow Production
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- Producing small numbers of the same item
- Producing lots of products at the same time
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Benchmarking
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- A process of measuring performance that shows a business against its competitors
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Bottlenecks
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- A point in the production process which limits the speed of the operating process
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BPAY
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- Paying bills online
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Brand Awareness
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- The extent to which consumers know a product based on its brand
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Branding
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- The reputation a product or business has gained over time
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Budget
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- A tool to evaluate the results of a business with planned results
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Business Life Cycle
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- The life of a business / Product
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Capitalised Expenses
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- The cost when financing a non-current asset is added to the cost of the asset
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Cash Flow Management
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- Management of cash coming in and going out of the business
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Cash Flow Statement
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- A financial statement which shows the cash going in and out of the business
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Certified Agreement
- A wage that is agreed on by an employee and employer
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Collective Bargaining
- Negotiations over workplace disputes within a business
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Common Law
- Law that derives from court decisions by a Judge
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Competitive Advantage
- The features of a business which create an advantage over its competitors
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Competitive Positioning
- The process which determines how a business will differentiate itself from its competitors
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Component
- A part of a finished good
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CAD (Computer Aided Design)
- Computer technology which allows architects/ engineers to create something or adjust designs using a computer
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CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing)
- Computer technology which assists with the manufacturing of a product
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Conciliation
- Is used when the FWC (fair work commision) offers suggestions when resolving a dispute
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Contract for Service
Contract of Service
- Limited time employment with an agreed fee
| - Offered work/service from an employee for a set time and fee
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Cost Centres
- Centre's that account for the expenses/ costs incurred by each business functions
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Cost Plus Pricing
- The process of identifying the manufacturing cost of a product and adding an additional amount to allow for a 'profit margin'
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Credit Card
- A card which provides a line of credit
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Credit Policy
Credit Rating
- The conditions where a business is willing to allow another business to postpone their payment for goods/ services
- The ability of a business to repay loans
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Creditors
- AKA, 'Accounts Payable'
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CPA (Critical Path Analysis)
- Scheduling tool
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Current Assets and Liabilities
Current Ratio (Formula)
- The assets and liabilities in the short term (Below 12 months)
- Current Assets/Current Liabilities (Formula)
- AKA, 'Working Capital ratio'
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Debentures
Debtors
- A type of long-term debt finance
| - The people or businesses that owe money to the business
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Demographic Segmentation
Geographic segmentation
- The process of dividing the market into smaller markets based on customers' age, gender, income, family
- Same but based on the location (E.g beach wear near a beachm not at the snow)
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Depreciation
- Where an asset loses value over time
| - Or, a fall in the currency of the nation against another country
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Derivative
- A contract where a buyer decides to purchase something from a seller at the same price in the future
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Distribution Channels
- The movement of a product from its manufacturer to its user
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Dividend
- Income from shares in another company
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Economies of Scale
- Producing large amounts of a product in order to save costs and increase efficiency
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Efficiency
- The achievement of maximum output with minimal input
| - Involves achieving an objective without wasting resources while keeping costs as low as possible
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EFTPOS
- Electronic funds transfer at point of scale
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
- E.g using barcodes to monitor stock
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Entrepreneur
- An individual who has business skills to help a business thrive
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Equity
- Owner's financial claim on the assets
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Exchange Rate
- Value of a countries money compared to another country
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Factoring
- Occurs when a business sells its accounts receivable assets to create cash inflow
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Fixed Cost
Variable Cost
- Costs that don't change (E.g Rent)
| - Costs that change (E.g Materials)
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Gantt Chart
- Records amount of tasks and the estimated time taken for each
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Gearing
- How much debt to equity a business has
- Lower is better but not too low otherwise the business is not maximising the capital due to not using their liabilities for finance
- The ratio shows the stability of the business
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Global Web Strategy
- Involves sourcing the cheapest materials, getting the cheapest manufacturer, and obtaining finance from a country with the lowest interest rates
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Globalisation
The integration of different nations economies into a single market to sell, buy or trade goods/ services
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Grievance
Grievance Procedures
- A dispute
| - The procedures employees and employers must follow to resolve these disputes
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Hedging
- A risk management strategy used by reducing/ limiting the probability of loss from fluctuating prices (E.g Qantas use hedging with their jet fuel)