Unit 1 Flashcards
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What is a business?
It is an organisation that is used to provide a good or service for customers to purchase.
What is a good and an example
they are physical tangible things which can be seen and touched
e.g car
what is a service and an example
something done for others. It cannot not been seen and is intangible
e.g hairdressers
what does it mean if it’s durable and an example
a good or service which will last a long period of time
e.g washing machine
What does it mean if it’s non durable and an example
a good or service which will last a short period of time
e.g newspaper
What does it mean by a consumer and an example
It’s a good or service consumed by a person to satifsy their needs and wants
e.g food
what does it mean by capital and an example
goods and services consumed by businesses so they can provide other goods and services
e.g vehicles
What are the 3 main stages of production process?
Input
process
output
Describe the 1st stage of production and an example
Businesses gather raw materials that are required to male the good or service
E.g wheels, engine for a car
Describe the 2nd stage of production and an example
Combine raw materials to provide a good or service
E.g build the body of the car
Describe the 3rd stage of production and an example
Businesses have created the final good or service ready to be sold.
E.g Finished working car
What are the 4 factors of production?
Capital
Enterprise
Land
Labour
Describe capital
Is the money invested in business in order to get equipment. It’s paid through interest and is man made
Describe enterprise
is the organisation of the other 3 factors to take risks and turn ideas into a good or service. It earns products
Describe labour
It is the people that carry out the work needed to provide a good or service
Describe land
is the earth and all the natural resources that is needed to produce a good or service.
e.g wood for a shop
Describe how production creates wealth
The total value of the good should be more than the raw material. This is called value added
How to you calculate the value added
output value - input value
what is the first stage of the business cycle?
consumers have needs and wants
What is the second stage of the business cycle?
Businesses identify consumers needs and wants
Decide to make goods and services to satisfy them
What is the third stage of the business cycle?
Businesses employ the factors of production
The desired good and services increase wealth
what is the fourth stage of the business cycle?
Wages from employment allow consumers to consume goods and services
Why does the business cycle repeat itself over and over again?
Consumers unlimited wants will have created new things that businesses could now begin to produce
Businesses provide goods and services for consumers needs and wants
Why does the business cycle affect the work of businesses
for it to work it must satisfy consumers unlimited wants
If not the cycle will be broken and consumers begin to use different business to satisfy their particular wants