Entrepreneur Flashcards
Break-Even Point
The minimum sales revenue or total units sold needed for a business to be able to cover its own expenses and begin to make a profit.
Cash Flow Forecast
Process of estimating the cash that will be coming into a business and the cash that will be flowing out of the business during the same period of time.
Debt Financing
Obtaining funds to start or operate a business by borrowing money that has to be paid back to a lender.
Demand
The quantity of good or service buyers are willing to purchase at various prices.
Equity Financing
Obtaining funds to start or opperate a bussiness by selling shares of ownership in the busniess; equity investors share in the profits.
Expense
Product costs plus opperating expences.
Interest
Price being paid to the lender for using jis or her money.
Loss
Total expenses minus total revenue expanded, over a period of time, when total revenue is less than the total expenses.
Market Price
That price at which the quantity that buyers are willing to buy is equal to the quantity that sellers are willing to supply.
Operating Expenses
Costs that are required to cover the basic, ongoing operation of the business such as rent, advertising, and utilities.
Opportunity Cost
The next best alterntive use given up when resources are used for an item or activity.
Product Costs
Usually refers to the cost fo the actual materials and labor used to produce the goods that are soled to the coustomers. Also called cost of goods sold.
Profit
Total revenue minus total expences, over a peroid of time, when total revenue is greater than total expences.
Revenue
Total dollar amount a business receives from the sale of its goods or services over a particular peroid of time.
Start-Up Costs
Total amount of money needed to get a business up and running.
