Exam Review Flashcards
What is a fiscal year
12 consecutive months, they do not need to be starting in January
What is gross income
The amount of salary before deductions are made
What is net profit
Profit left after deductions are made
What is an innovation
Improving or adding on to something that already exists
What is invention
Creating something new
What is a need
Things you must have in order to stay alive for example air, food and shelter
What is a want
Things that are extra in your life. You don’t need them to survive but they make your life more pleasant
What is a fad
A craze people take up quickly and then drop it just as quickly
What is budgeting
A plant that has developed to help track finances and set financial goals. It is set for certain period of time
What is variable expenses
Expenses that occur that vary each month (or not at all)
What are fixed expenses
Expenses that occur monthly and don’t vary
What is credit
Money that a bank or business will allow a person to use and then pay back in the future
What is debt
An amount of money that you owe to the person, bank, company, etc.
Define ethics
Rules to help us tell the difference between right and wrong, standards of conduct that society believes people should follow, they encourage us to do the right thing, they always very
What is an entrepreneur
Someone who ventures off on their own and start a new business
What are channels of distribution
How businesses get the product to consumers
What is a consumer
People who buy products or services for businesses
What are exports
Sending products off to other places [normally other countries]
What are imports
Bringing products into a country
What are the 4P’s of marketing
Product, price, place, promotion
What is a target market
A specific group that the business has decided to aim it’s marketing efforts and ultimately it’s merchandise
What is domestic trade
Trading with in the country
What is international trade
Trading outside the country
What is the stages of traditional life cycles
Intro, growth, maturity, decline
What are different types of nontraditional lifecycles
Fads, niche, seasonal
What is a logo
A special symbol that is associated with the product
What is a bear market
When the prices are extremely low
What is the bull market
And prices are extremely high
What are different types of logos
Symbol or icon, WordMark or letter Mark, Combination mark or emblem
What is a slogan
Short catchy phrase is usually attached to the company’s name and logo
what Is demand
The quantity of goods or services that consumers are willing and able to buy a particular price (specific point on the graph)