Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Going into business means investing in activities that can make available goods and services needed in a community.
Concept of business
Realize profit from investment , increase the value of the business itself as an economic entity , and improve the quality of life in the community.
Concept of business
Its growth and stability enhances says also the economic conditions of the business where it is located
Concept of business
Definition of business
Commercial activity customarily engage as means of livelihood.
An organization involves rendering services and selling goods to satisfy the needs of customer.
Place where enterprise is carried on.
Location where a transaction occur between the seller and the buyer.
Goals of engage in into business
Earn profit out of investment
Improve the quality of life
Increase its own value as an economic entity
Forms of business
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Cooperative
Owned by one person and operates for their benefit
Sole proprietorship
Has an unlimited liability for all obligations incurred whether from operating or judgment in the business
Sole proprietorship
Generates own financial resources
Sole proprietorship
Owned by two or more people
Partnership
Each has unlimited liability for the debts incurred by the business
Partnership
Owner of a corporation
Shareholders
Has limited liability and the business has a separate legal personality from its owner
Corporation
A limited liability business that can organize for nonprofit and for-profit.
Cooperative
This has members that they share decision-making authority
Cooperative
Types of business Organization
Servicing
Merchandising
Manufacturing
Companies that performs services for a fee
Servicing
Organization that generally purchases finish products or goods that are ready for sale to final customer
Merchandising
This entity normally buy raw materials , processed them into products and once finish as products , this will be available for sale
Manufacturing
Activities of business organization
Financing activities
Investing activities
Operating activities
Activities of an organization use to obtain financial resources from financial markets. This is the means of funding of the business to be engage in
Financing activities
Involves selection in physical resources that will be used to develop , produce goods and services such as buying of land , acquisition of necessary equipment and construction of building.
Investing activities
The most activities that can found in business that involves the use of resources to design , produce and distribute goods and services to the customer that may include research and development activity , designing and engineering
Operating activities
An economic activities that affect any of the basic accounting elements
Business Transaction