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Buisness unit 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 Flashcards

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what is scarcity?

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when there are needs but not enough products and services to fufill them

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what are needs?

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something necessary

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what are wants?

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something that is not necessary

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what is an economic problem?

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when there are unlimited wants but limited resources to fulfil them (creates scarcity)

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what is opportunity cost?

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is the next best alternative given up by choosing another item

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what is specialisation?

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when people and businesses concentrate on what they are best at.

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what is the division of labour?

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is when the production process is split into different tasks and each worker performs one of the specific tasks only. ​

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what is an advantage of division of labour? (2)

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  • trained one task per worker –> increases efficiency and output
  • less time is wasted moving from one workbench to the other
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what is a disadvantage of division of labour? (2)

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  • workers can be too bored to perform one task –> efficiency might fall
  • one worker absent –> no one can fill in
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what is the purpose of buisness activity?

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to combine the factors of produyction to make products which will satisfy the peoples wants

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what is added value?

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is the difference between the selling price and the cost of bough it materials
(selling price - cost of bought in materials)

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why is added value important? (2)

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  • helps pay for expenses (labour, advertising, bills)
  • helps make a profit
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how could a business increase added value? (2)

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  • by increasing selling price
    -by reducing cost of bought in materials
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what is the primary sector?

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extracts and uses the natural resources of earth to produce raw materials for the buisness

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what are examples of the primary sector? (4)

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-farming
-fishing
-forestry
-oil, copper ore

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what is the secondary sector?

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manufactures goods using the raw materials provided by the primary sector

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what are examples of the secondary sector? (3)

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-car manufacturing
-footwear production
-paper manufacturing

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what is the tertiary sector?

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provides services to consumers and the other sectors of the industry

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what are examples of the tertiary sector? (5)

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-hair salons
-IT services
-banking
-transport
-education

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what is a mixed economy?

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an economy with both a private sector and a public sector

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what is a private sector?

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businesses owed by private individuals and not by the government

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what does a private sector do?

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they decide on the price to charge for the goods/services.

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what is the private sector’s aim?

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to make profit

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what is a public sector and where does the money for it come from?

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a buisness owned and run by the government, the money for these come from taxpayers

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what is the objective of a public sector?
is to provide welfare to its people in the economy
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what are the characteristics of a successful entrepreneur? (4)
-hardworking -risk taker -creative -optimistic
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what is a buisness plan?
a document containing the buissness objectives, details about finance, operations and owners of the business
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why is it important for an entrepreneur to create a business plan? (2)
- to apply for bank loans - it will force entrepreneurs to think ahead and to try and solve any potential problems
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contents for a business plan (5)
1. description of buisnes 2. products and services they provide 3. target market 4. location of business 5. financial information
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why do the governments support new startup firms? (3)
- will create jobs --> reduce unemployment in the country - increase output - will give consumers more choice of goods and services
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how do the governments support new firms? (2)
- offer to train entrepreneurs who want to develop more skill - offer grants to so they can afford to open up a business
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why do owners want to expand the business? (3)
- to increase profit - to benefit from economies of scale - more status and prestige for owners
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hoe do you measure the size of a business? (4)
-number of employees -the value of output -the value of sales revenue -capital employed
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how can businesses grow what are the two types of growth?
- internal growth - external growth
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what is internal growth?
when a business expands its exsiting operatinons
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what is external growth?and what are the three types
when a business takes over or merges with another company (three types - horizontal, vertical, congiomerate)
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what is horizontal intergration?
when a business merges or takes over another buisness in same stage of production
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what are the benefits of horizontal integration? (2)
- less competition in the same industry - benefit for money
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what are the drawbacks to horizontal integration? (2)
- diseconomies of scale -communication in business is more challenging bc the business is bigger
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why do businesses fail? (3)
- lack of management skills - managers may not make good decisions, like location and production - changes in the business environment - new competitors, recessions - liquitidy problems - current ratio under 1.5 not being able to pay day to day expenses
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what is unlimited liability?
the owner of the business is responsible for the debts, so their personal possessions might be at risk
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what are incorporated businesses?
businesses that have separate legal status from their owners
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what are unincorporated businesses?
businesses that DONT have separate legal status from their owners
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what is an advantage of a sole trader? (3)
- get to keep all profits - complete control--> make all decisions - less legal requirements so it's easier and cheaper
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what is a sole trader
a business owned by one person
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what is a partnership?
a business owned by two or more people
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what is a disadvantage of a sole trader? (2)
- unlimited liability - limited sources of finance --> less money for machinery
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what is an advantage of a partnership? (3)
- more money can be invested in the business - less stress and responsibility - more ideas--> better products
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what are private limited companies?
a business owned by shareholders but they can't sell shares to the public
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what is a disadvantage of a partnership? (3)
- profits have to be shared - disagreements can happen-->less attention on business - unlimited liability
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what is a disadvantage of a private limited company? (2)
- cannot sell shares to the public --> less capital - expensive as there's a lot of paperwork
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what are public limited companies?
a business owned by shareholders and sell shares to the public
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what is an advantage of a private limited company? (3)
- can raise more capital - limited liability - maintain control of business
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what is an advantage of a public limited company? (2)
- can raise more capital by selling shares to the public - limited liability
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what is a franchise?
a buisness with a strong brand name, and the owner gives consent for the franchisee to use the name
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what is a disadvantage of a public limited company? (3)
- the original owner may lose control - needs to pay shareholders dividends so less profit for the original owner - expensive as there's a lot of paperwork
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what is an advantage of a franchise? (2)
- the franchisor receives part of the profits known as royalties - less stress for franchisee
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what is a disadvantage of a joint venture? (2)
- profits are shared - disagreements between businesses
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what are public corporations?
business in the public sector that is owned and controlled by the government
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what are joint ventures?
two or more businesses start a new project together, sharing risks and profits.​
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what is a disadvantage of a franchise? (2)
- Poor management and a bad reputation of one branch can risk ruining the entire brand's reputation ​ - don't get to keep 100% of profits
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what is an objective?
an aim or a target a business works towards
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what is an advantage of a joint venture? (3)
- both businesses share the costs of the project - risk is shared - each business will benefit from other businesses knowledges
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what is a disadvantage of public cooperation?
- they may not be as efficient as a private company​ because there is no huge profit motive
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what is an advantage of a public corporation?
- It makes sure consumers are not taken advantage of by privately owned monopolies​
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why are objectives important? (2)
- they give workers and managers a clear target to work towards, increasing their motivation ​ - can allow the business to compare against their performance to see if they are successful or not
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what are some business objectives? (4)
- survival - to make profit - growth - increase in market share
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what are social enterprises?
operated by private individuals but have other objectives other than profit​
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what are examples of social enterprises? (2)
- helping the community - helping the environment
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what are examples of internal stakeholders and their objective (3)
- owner - they want the business to grow and gain profit ​ - employees​ - they want a fair salary, good working conditions, job satisfaction and job security ​ - managers - they want job security and profits
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what are stakeholders?
a person or group who have a direct interest in the performance and activities of the business
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what are examples of external stakeholders and their objective? (4)
- customers - ​they want safe and reliable products with high quality - government - they want to ensure the business is running by the laws, they also want them to succeed because the business can provide jobs ​they can earn corporation tax from business profits - the local community - they want to ensure the business doesn’t damage the local community, and they are interested because they might want to get a job - banks ​- they want the business to be able to pay back bank loans, with interest ​
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what are the differences in the objectives of private sector and public sector enterprises​?
private sector wants to make profit and public sector enterprises want to provide services to the public, create employment and make profit to have a sustainable business. ​
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what are the four factors of production?
- land - labour - capital - eneterprise

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