Ch 1-2 Flashcards
Define Need
A good or service essential for living
Define Want
A good or service that people would like to have, but is not required for living
Define Scarcity
Unlimited wants and limited resources to satisfy those wants
Define Opportunity cost
Next best alternative forgone by choosing another item
Define Factor of Production
Resources required to produce goods or services
Give Factors of Production
- Land2. Labour3. Capital4. Enterprise
Define Land
Natural resources
Define Labour
Physical/mental efforts by workers in production process
Define Capital
Finance/equipment needed to produce good/service
Define Enterprise
Risk taking ability of a person
Define Specialization
when a person/organisation concentrates on a task at which they are best at
Pro/Con of Specialization
Pros:
1. Increase efficiency
2. Faster production
3. Quicker to train labours
4. Skill development
Cons:
1. Monotonous
2. Higher labour turnover
3. Over-dependency
Purpose of Business Activity
Business is an organization that use factors of production to create goods/services to supply human want/need
Define Added Value
Difference between cost of material bought in and selling price of product
How to increase added value?
- Reducing cost of production
- Raising prices
- Branding
- Adding special features
- Provide premium services
Give types of Sectors
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Public
- Private
Define Primary Sector
Use/extraction of natural resources
Define Secondary Sector
Manufacture of goods with natural resources
Define Tertiary Sector
Provides service
Define industrialization
When economy shift from agriculture to manufacturing
Define de-industrialization
Reduction of manufacturing of an economy
Define Private Sector
Private individuals own/run business ventures for profit
Define Public Sector
Government own/run business venture for increase wellfare
Define Mixed Economy
Both public/private sector exists
Define Entrepreneur
A person who organizes, operates and takes risks for a new business venture
Qaulities of Entrepreneur
- Risk taker
- Creative
- Optimistic
- Self-confident
- Innovative
- Independent
- Effective communicator
- Hard working
Define Business Plan
A document containing business objectives and important details about operations, finance and owners of new business
Contents of Business Plan
- Owner
- Business
- Market
- Advertising
- Costs
- Expansion
- Business organisation
Pros of Business Plan
- More focus of mission
- Help motivate workers
- Help get loan/overdraft
Define Start-up
Company in first stages of operations
Why governments help start-ups?
- Provide employment
- Contribute to economy growth
- Contribute to country exports
- introduction of fresh idea/technologies
How governments support businesses?
- Organise advice
- Provide low cost land
- Provide loan at low interest rate
- Give grants for capital
- Give grants for training
- Give tax breaks/ holidays
How to measure business size?
- Number of employees
- Value of output
- Value of capital employed
Define Internal Growth
Expands its existing operations
Define External Growth
When business takes over or merges with another business (Intergration)
Define Merger
When owner of two businesses agree to join together to make one business
Define Takeover
When one business buys another business
Types of External Growth
- Horizontal
- Vertical (back/front)
- Conglomerate
Define Horizontal merger/integration
When one firm merges with/takes-over another one in same industry at same stage of production
Pros of Horizontal merger/integration
- Reduce competition
- Opportunities of economies of scale
- Increase market share
Define Vertical merger/integration
When one firm merges with/takes-over another one in same industry but at different stage of production
Define Backward vertical merger/integration
When one firm merges with/takes-over another one in same industry but at a stage of production behind ‘predator’ firm
Define Forward vertical merger/integration
When one firm merges with/takes-over another one in same industry but at a stage of production ahead ‘predator’ firm
Define Conglomerate merger/integration
When one firm merges with/takes-over a firm in different industry (diversification)
Cons of Growth
- Difficult to control staff
- Lack of funds
- Lack of expertise
- Diseconomies of scale
Why businesses stay small?
- Type of industry
- Market size
- Owners objectives
Why businesses fail?
- Poor management
- Lack of experience/planning
- Over-expansion
- Failure to plan for change
- Poor financial management
Why new businesses have greater risk of failure?
- Less experience
- New to market
- Don’t have lot of sales
- Don’t have lot of money to support business
Define Sole Trader/Sole Proprietorship
A business owned and controlled by one person
Pros/Cons of Sole Trader/Sole Proprietorship
Pros:
1. Easy to set up
2. Full control
3. Sole trader receives all profit
4. Personal
Cons:
1. Unlimited liability
2. Full responsibility
3. Lack of capital
4. No continuity
Define Partnership
A partnership is a legal agreement between 2+ people to own, finance and run a business jointly to share all profits
Pros/Cons of Partnership
Pros:
1. Easy to set up
2. Partners provide skill/idea
3. More capital investments
Cons:
1. Conflicts
2. Unlimited liability
3. Lack of capital
4. No continuity
Define Joint-stock companies
Companies which can sell shares
Types of Joint-stock companies
- Private Limited Companies
- Public Limited Companies
Define Private Limited Companies
1+ owners who can sell shares to only people known by existing shareholders (family and friends)
Define Public Limited Companies
2+ owners who can sell shares to any individual/organization in general public through stock exchanges
Pros/Cons of Joint-stock companies
Pros:
1. Limited Liability
2. Raise huge amounts of capital
3. Public Ltd. Co. advertise shares
Cons:
1. Required to disclose financial information
2. Private Ltd. Co. can’t sell shares to public
3. Public Ltd. Co. require lots of legal documents
4. Annual General Meeting (AGM)5. Public Ltd. Co. have managerial problems
Define Franchise
Owner of business (the franchisor) grants licence to another person/business (the franchisee) to use their business idea
Pros/Cons of Franchisor
Pros:
1. Fast/low cost for expansion
2. Income of franchisee to franchisor
3. Franchisee runs business
Cons:
1. Profits shared with franchisee
2. Loss of control
3. Risk of reputation loss
4. Franchisee may not be skilled
5. Need to supply training/product
Pros/Cons of Franchisee
Pros:
1. Low chance failure
2. Established brand
3. Supplied technical/managerial support
4. Supplied products
Cons:
1. Cost of set-up
2. Not fully in control
3. Profits shared with franchisor
4. Need to promote
Define Joint venture
An agreement between 2+ businesses to work together on a project
Pros/Cons of Joint Venture
Pros:
1. Reduce risk
2. Less cost
3. Other businesses bring skills
4. Market potential increased
Cons:
1. Risk of reputation loss
2. Slow decisions made
Define Public Sector Corporations
Businesses owned by the government
Pros/Cons of Public Sector Corporations
Pros:
1. Natural monopolies
2. Reduce waste
3. Provide essential services
Cons:
1. Low motivation
2. No competion (no improvement)
3. Run for government popularity
Define Business objectives
Aims/targets that a business works towards for success
Pros of Business objectives
Pros:
1. Increased motivation
2. Improved decision making
3. Unite the business
4. Compare business preformance
Examples of Business objective
- Survival
- Profit
- Growth
- Market share
- Service to society
Define Stakeholder
Any person/group that is interested in/directly affected by the performance/activities of a business