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Business BTEC Finance Flashcards

all the key terms that i will need for the BTEC finance test

1
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Example of start-up costs

A

painting, equipment and decoration

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Example of operating costs

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stock, wages and utilities

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3
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Definition of costs

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money out of a business

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Definition of start-up costs

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one off costs for items businesses need to start up

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5
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Definition of operating costs

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ongoing costs businesses have to pay on a day to day basis

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Definition of fixed costs

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costs that do not change with output

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Definition of variable costs

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costs that change with output

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Definition of direct costs

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costs that are directly linked to the production of a product or service

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Definition of indirect costs

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costs that aren’t directly linked to the production of a product or service

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10
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Equation for total costs

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fixed costs + variable costs

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11
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Definition of revenue

A

money that is going into a business

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12
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Equation for revenue

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quantity sold x price per product

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13
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Definition of expenditure

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money that a business pays out

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14
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Definition of overheads

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everyday running costs

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15
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Definition of profit

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when revenue is greater than expenditure

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16
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Definition of loss

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when expenditure is greater than revenue

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17
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Definition of break-even

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when a business makes no profit and no loss and the revenue and costs are equal

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18
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Definition of margin of safety

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the difference between the break-even point and the actual units sold

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Definition of budget

A

a plan of inflows and outflows in an organisation

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20
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Definition of revenue budget

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a plan of expected inflows

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21
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Definition of expenditure budget

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a plan of expected outflows

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22
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Definition of cash flow forecast

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a prediction of inflows and outflows of money in an organisation

23
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Definition of opening balance

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money carried from the previous months closing balance

24
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Definition of closing balance

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the figure in the bank at the end of the month

25
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Definition of credit

A

the time allowed for someone to make a payment

26
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Definition of cost of sales

A

the costs needed to make a product or service

27
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Definition of gross profit

A

profit made on each item that is sold

28
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Equation for gross profit

A

revenue - cost of sales

29
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Definition of net profit

A

profit made after all costs are deducted

30
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Equation for net profit

A

revenue - total costs
or
gross profit - expenditure

31
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Definition of financial statements

A

documents that show a businesses financial performance

32
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Definition of income statement

A

something that shows the profit or loss of an organisation

33
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Definition of assets

A

something that a business owns

34
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Definition of current assets

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items that can be turned into cash within the year

35
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Definition of fixed assets

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items that take longer than a year to be turned into cash

36
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Definition of trade recievables

A

customers who have been given credit and owe the organisation

37
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Definition of liabilities

A

something a business owes

38
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Definition of current liabilities

A

owes and has to be paid within a year

39
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Definition of long term liabilities

A

paid in a period longer than one year

40
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Definition of an overdraft

A

short term bank loan that is usually expensive

41
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Definition of trade payables

A

people the organisation has to pay who has given it credit

42
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Definition of working capital

A

the money in the business on a day-to-day basis

43
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Equation for working capital

A

current assets - current liabilities

44
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Definition of retained profit

A

profit a business has kept from a previous year

45
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Definition of capital

A

money

46
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Examples of a fixed cost

A

rent

47
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Example of a variable cost

A

raw materials

48
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Definition of sales revenue

A

the money you make from selling a product

49
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Definition of added value

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when you spend more of your money in order to get more money

50
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Examples of expenditure

A

fuel, loans, advertising and telephone bills

51
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Equation for break-even

A

Selling Price - Variable Costs

52
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Definition of budgeting

A

a plan of inflows and outflows in an organisation

53
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What is the purpose of budgeting?

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  • to see the businesses performance
  • to make decisions about their performance
  • to identify areas of weakness
  • to plan future finance uses
54
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Equation for margin of safety

A

actual sales - break even

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