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1
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what benefits does the European give us?

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  • common movement
  • harmonising standards
  • social chapter
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what is common movement?

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free movement of people, goods and services

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what is harmonising standards?

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pass high quality standards, based in all European countries

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what is social chapter?

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common laws on employment law and consumer law

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what impact on GG toys does free movement of people have?

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sales people can move all round Europe selling goods

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what impact on GG toys does free movement of labour have?

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get staff from all over EU

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what impact on GG toys does free movement of goods around EU have?

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cheaper/ better quality goods from other places in the EU

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what impact on GG toys does being able to pass quality standards in the UK have?

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pass quality checks in all EU countries

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what impact on GG toys does importing in raw materials from Europe have?

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guaranteed high quality everywhere

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10
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what does SPICED stand for?

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strong pound imports cheap exports dear

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to what extend will a rise in interest rates badly effect GG toys?

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  • wont effect GG toys
  • cheaper to import raw materials
  • value of pound dropped
  • costs fall
  • however raw materials only a small %
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12
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what are the benefits of buying from local suppliers?

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  • local
  • quick delivery
  • good quality
  • English language
  • ethical
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what are the benefits of buying from global suppliers/

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  • cheaper
  • variety
  • good quality (ICT)
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what are benefits of Toms toys setting up a website?

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  • promotion
  • aware of business
  • more customers
  • take orders
  • deliver large amount of people
  • expand business
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what are problems Toms Toys might get with setting up a website?

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  • cant interact
  • cant physically see product
  • not want to order online
  • could crash
  • entire business is down
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16
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what is the definition of a competitive market?

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several businesses exist in the one market. this is lots of competition

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what are the native impacts on GG Toys if they move to China?

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  • bad reputation
  • people wont supply/work for you
  • hard to get staff
  • staff aren’t willing to work for low wage
  • unmotivated staff
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18
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what technology can be used in production?

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Robots

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what is the benefits of using robots?

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speed
quality
accurate

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20
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what are the problems with using robots?

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expensive

not always reliable

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21
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what is retained profit?

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profit left over from last year

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what is the benefits of using retained profit to purchase a warehouse?

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  • available all the time

- no interest to pay

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what are disadvantages of using retained profit to purchase a warehouse?

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  • shareholders wont be happy
  • no dividend
  • miss out on interest
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24
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what are the benefits of leasing when purchasing a warehouse?

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  • flexible
  • easily leave
  • cheaper per month
  • better cash flow
25
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what are the disadvantages of leasing when purchasing a warehouse?

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  • owner can cancel

- never own property

26
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what are the benefits of using a bank loan?

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  • large amounts borrowed at low interest
  • therefore not getting in debt
  • regular repayments
  • cashflow not effected
  • business constantly has enough money
27
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why id quality important for GG toys?

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  • keep high reputation
  • theyr’e seeing a big drop in profits
  • less wast= money
  • keep customers happy
28
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what is just in time?

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  • order just amount of stock needed
  • less waste
  • cheaper storage
29
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how would a just in time benefit GG Toys?

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  • theyr’e not making enough profit
  • so save money as storage costs are lower
  • less money spent on keeping products which could be damaged
  • less waste
  • cash flow better as less money spent on wasted products
30
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what is economies of scale?

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the more you produce the less each one costs and cheaper fixed costs will be

31
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what are the 6 economies of scale?

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  • financial
  • production
  • managerial
  • marketing
  • risk bearing
  • purchasing
32
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what are two economies of scale GG Toys benefit from in China?

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  • production- financial costs are spread over a lot of products, therefore reducing costs
  • financial- low rates of interest, so more profits are sent back to UK
33
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what is job production?

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when you make something to order

34
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what is batch production?

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same machinery to make lots of different products

35
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what is mass/flow production?

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making mass of the same product

36
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what are the benefits of job production?

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  • charge high price

- high quality

37
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what are the problems with job production?

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  • take a long time to get paid

- a lot of time

38
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what are the benefits of batch production?

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  • only order in stock you need

- good cash flow

39
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what are the problems with batch production?

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  • down time

- staff training

40
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what are the benefits of mass/flow production?

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  • make more products

- less employees

41
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what are the problems with mass/flow production?

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  • boredom

- storage costs

42
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which production is GG Toys most likely to use?

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batch production

43
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why are firms moving their production from Uk to China?

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  • cheaper labour
  • cheaper rent
  • still charge high price
  • close to Asian market
44
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why are some firms moving back to the UK?

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  • grants
  • good reputation
  • more ethical
  • British brand name
  • language
45
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what is the equation for break even?

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fixed costs/ sales price - variable cost = products

46
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what are two benefits of GG Toys using breakeven?

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  • good way to judging business success

- set targets

47
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what are 2 limitations of GG Toys using break even?

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  • only prediction

- assume fixed costs will always stay fixed

48
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what does cash flow forecasting show?

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-money flowing in and out
-tells you if theres enough money for a day to day basis
enough money for wages

49
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would should you do to improve cashflow?

A

ask for overdraft

50
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what are 5 sources of finance?

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  • trade credit
  • overdraft
  • credit card
  • advertise
  • rasie prices
51
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what are the limitations of cash flow forecasting?

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  • assume sales are accurate
  • assume stock costs stay the same
  • only a forecast
52
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what are the negative impacts of video games of Toms Toys?

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  • more interested in online games
  • people spend more money on video games
  • teenagers aren’t going to buy toys
53
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what are some strategies Toms Toys could use to promote?

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  • get recommendations
  • better promotions
  • sell online
54
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what are the benefits of giving grants?

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  • dont have to pay back
  • good for publicity
  • creates jobs
  • encourages businesses to expand
55
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what are the problems with giving grants?

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  • long time tog et one
  • expensive
  • only use it for what government say you can
  • council tex + business rates increase
  • spend else where (schools)
56
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what are two reasons why Bowton Council are offering grants?

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  • more jobs made
  • decrease unemployment
  • given to existing businesses looking to expand
  • so saving peoples jobs
57
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what is the negative impact on unemployment?

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  • lots of people without job
  • leads to more unemployment
  • businesses shut down, less customers
58
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what are the positives of unemployment?

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  • lower wages
  • motivate staff to keep jobs
  • sell else where for high prices

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