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Business Studies GCSE 2022-24 (Units 1-3) > Unit 1 Key Words > Flashcards

Unit 1 Key Words Flashcards

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Business activity

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The process of producing goods and services to satisfy consumer demand.

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Need

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A good or service which is essential to living.

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Want

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A good or service which people like, but isn’t essential for living.

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Economic problem

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Unlimited wants can’t be met because there are limited factors of production. This creates scarcity.

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Factors of production

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The resources needed to produce goods and services - land, labour, capital and enterprise.

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Scarcity

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There are not enough goods and services to meet the wants of the population.

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Opportunity cost

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The benefit that could have been gained from an alternative use of the same resource.

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Specialisation

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People and businesses concentrate on what they are best at.

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Division of labour

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Production is divided into separate tasks and each employee does just one of those tasks.

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Consumer goods

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Products which are sold to the final consumer. They can be seen and touched, for example computers and food.

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Consumer services

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Non-tangible products such as insurance services, transport.

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Capital goods

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Physical goods, such as machinery and delivery vehicles, used by other businesses to help produce other goods and services.

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Primary sector

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Firms whose business activity involves the extraction of natural resources.

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Secondary sector

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Firms that process and manufacture goods from natural resources.

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Tertiary sector

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Firms that supply a service to consumers and other businesses.

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Quaternary sector

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The quaternary sector consists of those industries providing information services.

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Chain of production

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The production and supply of goods to the final consumer involves activities from primary, secondary and tertiary sector businesses.

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Mixed economy

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An economy where the resources are owned and controlled by both the private and public sectors.

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Private sector

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The part of the economy that is owned and controlled by individuals and companies for profit.

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Public sector

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The part of the economy that is controlled by the state or government.

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Entrepreneur

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An individual who has an idea for a new business and takes the financial risk of starting up and managing it.

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Business Plan

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A detailed written document outlining the purpose and aims of a business which is often used to persuade lenders or investors to finance a business proposal.

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Revenue

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The amount a business earns from the sale of its products.

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Business start-up

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A newly formed business. They usually start small, but some might grow to become much bigger.

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Sole trader

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A business that is owned and controlled by just one person who takes all of the risks and receives all of the profits.

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Start-up capital

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The finance needed when first setting up a business.

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Partnership

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A business formed by two or more people who will usually share responsibility for the day-to-day running of the business. Partners usually invest capital in the business and will share profits.

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Unincorporated business

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A business that does not have legal identity separate from its owners. The owners have unlimited liability for business debts.

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Unlimited liability

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If an unincorporated business fails, then the owners might have to use their personal wealth to finance any business debts.

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Shareholder

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A person or organisation who owns shares in a limited company.

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Private limited company (Ltd)

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Often a small to medium-sized company; owned by shareholders who have limited liability. The company can’t sell its shares to the general public.

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Public limited company (plc)

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Often a large company; owned by shareholders who have limited liability. The company can sell its shares to the general public.

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Ordinary shareholders

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The owners of a limited company.

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Limited liability

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The shareholders in a limited liability company which fails only risk losing the amount they have invested in the company and not any of their personal wealth.

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Dividend

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A payment, out of profits, to shareholders as a reward for their investment.

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Collateral

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Non-current assets offered as security against borrowing.

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Franchise

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A business system where entrepreneurs buy the right to use the name, logo and product of an existing business.

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Joint venture

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Two or more businesses agree to work together on a project and set up a separate business for this purpose.

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Public corporation

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A business organisation that is owned and controlled by the state.

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Objective

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A statement of a specific target to be achieved. It should be SMART.

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Market share

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The revenue of a business expressed as a percentage of total market revenue.

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

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Businesses taking responsibility for the impact their activities might have on society and the environment.

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Pressure group

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A group of like-minded people that puts pressure on businesses and government to change their policies to reach a predetermined objective.

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Social enterprise

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A business with social objectives that reinvests most of its profits back into the business or into benefitting society at large.

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Stakeholder

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An individual or group which has an interest in a business because they’re affected by its activities and decisions.

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Horizontal integration

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Brings together two firms in the same industry who are also in the same sector of business activity.

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Forward vertical integration

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Brings together two firms in the same industry but one is the customer of the other.

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Backward vertical integration

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Brings together two firms in the same industry but one is the supplier of the other.

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Conglomerate integration

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The bringing together of two businesses who are in completely different industries.

Business Studies GCSE 2022-24 (Units 1-3) (21 decks)

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