The Impact of the Economic Climate on Businesses

Match the following economic factors with their corresponding labels in the diagram:

• D

• Consumer income

• A

• Interest rates

• B

• Inflation

• C

• Unemployment

• E

• Taxation

The economic climate affects businesses in terms of unemployment by:

• Increasing job opportunities and reducing unemployment rates.

• Decreasing consumer spending and increasing unemployment rates.

• Stabilizing the job market and maintaining unemployment rates.

• Encouraging entrepreneurship and decreasing unemployment rates.

The impact of changes in consumer income on businesses can be described as:

• Increased consumer spending leads to higher business revenues.

• Decreased consumer income results in lower demand for luxury goods.

• Stable consumer income maintains consistent business growth.

• All of the above.

Income is money that is received either from work or from ____.

• other sources such as investments, gifts, or government benefits.

• expenses like bills and taxes.

• borrowing from friends or family.

• spending on luxury items.

A decrease in interest rates affects borrowers by:

• Increasing their borrowing costs

• Decreasing their borrowing costs

• Having no effect on borrowing costs

• Making borrowing more difficult

Fill in the blank: Inflation refers to a general and sustained increase in ______ over time.

• prices

• wages

• employment

• taxes

What is the impact of changes in interest rates on businesses?

• Interest rates affect business costs and consumer spending.

• Interest rates have no impact on businesses.

• Interest rates only affect large corporations.

• Interest rates only affect small businesses.

The impact of inflation on consumers is:

• Increased purchasing power

• Decreased purchasing power

• No effect on purchasing power

• Improved savings

How does inflation affect businesses?

• Inflation increases costs for businesses, reducing profit margins.

• Inflation decreases costs for businesses, increasing profit margins.

• Inflation has no effect on businesses.

• Inflation only affects consumers, not businesses.

List the types of taxes mentioned in the text.

• Income Tax, Sales Tax, Property Tax

• Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Capital Gains Tax

• Sales Tax, Property Tax, Excise Duty

• Income Tax, Sales Tax, Excise Duty