1.6 Business Planning Flashcards
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Business plan
A document setting out what a business does and what it hopes to achieve in the future
Business planning
The process of producing a business plan
Uncertainty
Occurs where there is a lack of information about a situation. This means the outcome or consequence are very difficult to predict
Risk
The possibility of something going wrong
Revenue
The income that a firm receives from selling its goods or services. It is also referred to as ‘turnover’. It is measured by the number of units sold multiplied by the price
Total costs
Fixed costs plus variable costs
Fixed costs
Those costs that do not change when a business changes its output
Variable costs
The costs that vary directly with the business’s level of output