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what is an interest rate?

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the cost of borrowing money and the reward of saving measured as a percentage

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who sets interest rates/

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the monetary policy committee at the Bank of England

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when interest rates are reduced, what are people more likely to do and why?

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to spend as it becomes cheaper to buy on credit and loan

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when interest rates, increase people are more likely to do what?

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save

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what is the current interest rate?

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0.5%

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a change in interest rates can affect a business, what does this effect depend on?

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the amount the business has borrowed and on what terms, e.g. how long
whether the business operates in a market which is dependent on consumer spending

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how can interest rates affect consumer demand?

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consumers may chose to spend or save more

demand for necessities will be the same but for luxury goods, it may change.

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if interest rates increase, why will this increase the demand for sterling and hence reduce the supply?

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because people from other countries will want to put their money in our banks and so there will be a inflow of capital and so a increase in demand

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why effect does an increase in demand for the sterling have on exchange rates?

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it causes them to go up

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a stronger currency will cause exports to be more what and imports to be more what?

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exports will be more expensive and imports will be cheaper

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SPICED

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strong
pound
imports
cheaper
exports
dear
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how will high interest rates effect inflation?

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people will have less disposable income so will not be spending and so inflation will fall because growth of the economy will fall.

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how will high interest rates affect unemployment?

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people will be saving and so wont be spending and businesses will suffer and they may not be able to afford certain things e.g. staff and so some will have to be made redundant and so unemployment rises.

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what 3 things can a business do if interest rates rise?

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price discount
cost cutting exercises
reduce capacity

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what is an exchange rate?

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the value of one currency in terms of another

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if demand for the pound increase…?

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more uk products demanded
tourism increased
interest rates increased
if the value of the pound looks like it will increase

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when do we want to sell our pounds?

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when buying from other countries
when exchanging for holiday currency
to save in overseas bank accounts
when overseas investors think the pound will fall

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why do exchange rates matter?

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imports and exports
tourism
affects firms profits
unemployment

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how does exchange rates affects firms profits?

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import more
spend more
smaller profit margin

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a fall in exchange rates is good for who and why and bad for who and why?

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good for businesses who export because countries will see our products for cheaper and so more goods sold.
bad for businesses who import because they will have to pay more for the same amount of products

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high exports but low imports benefit from ……… of the pound?

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depreciation

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high exports but low imports suffer from ……… of the pound and why?

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appreciation because less people will buy from you because its more expensive

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exporters prefer a what kind of pound and why?

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weaker because more will buy

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importers prefer a what kind of pound and why?

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stronger because imports become cheaper

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what are 3 advantages to the UK being in the EU?
export and import goods with no tariffs, quotas or other restrictions creates opportunities in new markets increased sales so economies of scale
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what are 2 disadvantages to the UK being in the EU?
new competition | opens market to influx of cheaper foreign substitutes
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why is the fact that members of the EU can move freely to other countries within the EU a good thing for businesses?
employees can move freely across to other countries for work and leisure
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what are 2 advantages of movement of labour being so free in the EU?
can attract skilled workers e.g. doctors | can benefit from employing EU migrant workers in terms of costs and conditions
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what are 2 disadvantages of movement of labour being so free in the EU?
migration of skilled workers out of the UK | hostility towards foreign workers
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why are 3 reasons why relocation opportunities is good for businesses?
cheaper land to build on relocate closer to new markets affordable ready supply of labour
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what are 3 reasons why increased competition is good for businesses and customers?
increased need for efficiency improved productivity improved brand awareness
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what are 3 disadvantages to businesses and the UK being part of the EU?
less incentives to trade with non-EU countries e.g. Australia time and cost of meeting EU laws conflict between interests of EU members
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what are 3 advantages for Eurozone businesses?
fast and easy transactions with suppliers and customers in foreign countries no complicated exchange rate calculations easy to manage accounts/finance
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what are 3 disadvantages for Eurozone businesses?
loss of independence interests rates set by European central bank not own country loss of authority for country
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what are 3 problems for UK business for not being part of the Eurozone?
Eurozone have preference to trade with other Eurozone countries have to pay commissions on exchanges creates a barrier to trade
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what is one advantage for UK businesses for not being part of the Eurozone?
interest rates are set by the monetary policy committee, not the Euro committee.
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what is globalisation?
the process that enables product, financial and investment markets to operate across the globe.
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what are 3 important aspects of globalisation?
increased movement of labour increased movement of financial capital increased trade in goods and services
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describe increased trade goods and services?
barriers to trade are coming down and so countries import and export physical goods from each other in vast quantities.
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describe movement of labour
over 2 million Britain's live abroad, mass migrations present opportunities to host countries but are not without issues e.g. housing issues.
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describe movements of financial capital
vast quantities of investments, equities, currencies and other financial assets are traded quickly and electronically around the world.
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what are 3 positive influences of globalisation?
increased competition economies of scale optimization of location
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what are 5 negative influences of globalisation?
``` competition relocation exploitation of LEDC'S pollution greed,poverty and war ```
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what are 3 ways in which globalisation benefit the uk?
reduce costs due to cheaper suppliers and access to cheap labour increased growth and so increased profits competitive drive to improve standards
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what are 3 advantages of globalisation in LEDC'S?
bring in employment opportunities bring investment to the economy increase technology
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what are 2 disadvantages of globalisation in LEDC's?
exploit natural resources/labour | money goes out of the country
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what are 2 advantages of globalisation for the uk government?
easier to trade | more revenue from exporting
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what are 2 disadvantages of globalisation for the uk government?
brain drain | population increase
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what are 2 advantages of globalisation for uk businesses?
wider range of customers | cheaper labour/suppliers
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what are 2 disadvantages of globalisation for uk business es?
more competition | employees sending money back home
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what is inflation?
a rise in the price of goods and services over a period of time in the economy.
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what is the basket of goods?
a "basket" of around 600 people's goods and services that they buy on average which is used to track inflation
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what are the 2 causes of inflation
demand pull | cost push
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what is cost push?
the cost of resources increase and so this price is pushed onto customers
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what is demand pull?
demand for resources increases, this causes economic growth, this means shortages due to high demand
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what is the 2 other ways in which cost push can create inflation?
wage price spiral | expectations
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what is wage price spiral?
prices increase, so employees ask for higher wages, but then those prices of goods will have to increase
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what are expectations?
if you expect inflation to fall, it will
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what is the impact on businesses of inflation?
usually passed onto customers i.e. higher prices | or some bigger businesses absorb it
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what are 4 impacts of high inflation?
businesses increase prices increase in demand time lapse workers need more money
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if inflation is caused by high demand, then how can it be tackled?
raise interest rates to reduce disposable income
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what is GDP?
gross domestic product- the value of goods and services produced by an economy over a specific period.
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what are 4 factors which affect the business cycle?
investment in business to create more goods and services interest rates consumer expectations external shocks
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what are the 4 main points on the business cycle?
boom recession slump recovery
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what are 3 effects of economical activity on the business cycle?
rising unemployment falling demand falling profits
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what is tax?
expenses you pay to the government
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what are the 2 types of tax?
direct and indirect
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what is indirect tax?
taxes paid on the goods and services you buy
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what is direct tax?
taxes put on people's income and directly on the profit's made by a business
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what are 3 effects of changes in taxation on businesses
consumer spending prices business spending and investment
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Which of the 4 mains sections on the business cycle is at the bottom?
slump
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What dies PESTLE stand for?
``` Political Economic Social Technological Legal Ethical/Environmental ```
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what is PESTLE?
a model to analyse the external factors which a business may have to respond to or make decisions to.
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Political
A change in government policies or agenda, a change in political parties and what they stand form migration, EU
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Economic
Inflation, interest rates, business cycle, taxes and subsidies, exchange rate, unemployment
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Social
Country culture, religion, aging population, families, fashions/trends, birth rate/death rate, immegration
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Technological
New technology, internet, CAD/CAM, contactless card, online shopping, apps, product development.
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Legal
Legislation, new laws or change in laws, minimum wage, discrimination, health and safety, EU laws
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Environmental/ethical
CSR, recycling and waste management, pressure groups, child labour, fair trade.
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What are 4 advantages of PESTLE?
Simple easy to use framework Reduce the impact of potential threats Aims and encourages strategic thinking Exploit new opportunites
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What are 4 disadvantages of PESTLE?
``` Oversimplifies the information 'Paralysis by analysis' Takes time-restricts who can use it External information restricted Assumptions only ```
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What is a pressure group?
An organisation set up to try to influence what we thinking about the business and it's environment. It can challenge and even change the behaviour of a business
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What are 3 campaign tactics used by pressure groups?
Press Petitions Marches
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What 3 things do the success of pressure groups depend on?
The affluent the group is (£) Power of the role model impact of the media

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