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1.Business In The Real World

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Machinery is an example of which factor of production:

a)

Land

b)

Labour

c)

Capital

d)

Enterprise

2.

The total output of a business is 20,000 units and the total costs of production are £250,000. The average unit cost is:

a)

£0.08

b)

£1.25

c)

£8.00

d)

£12.50

3.

A business decides to use £1 million from its bank account to invest in new machinery. The opportunity cost of this decision is that the:

a)

New machinery may increase business output

b)

Business is no longer earning money (interest) in the bank

c)

Business has to pay £1 million for the new machinery

d)

Quality of the product may be improved

4.

Conflict is likely to occur between which of the following stakeholder groups when a factory decides to introduce a night shift to increase output levels:

a)

Suppliers and employees

b)

Owners and local community

c)

Customers and owners

d)

Employees and customers

5.

Which of the following defines the term fixed cost? A cost which:

a)

Varies according to revenue

b)

Is only ever paid once

c)

Varies according to output

d)

Stays the same regardless of how much is produced

6.

Details regarding how products will be produced and information relating to suppliers will be included in which part of a business plan?

a)

Marketing

b)

Human Resources

c)

Finance

d)

Business Operations

7.

A business which grows potatoes and makes them into crisps is said to be operating in the:

a)

Primary and secondary sectors

b)

Primary and tertiary sectors

c)

Secondary and tertiary sectors

d)

Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors

8.

A business decides to increase its selling prices. Which of the following stakeholders is most likely to be affected?

a)

Suppliers

b)

Local community

c)

Employees

d)

Customers

9.

Which of the following statements is true of a public limited company?

a)

It has unlimited liability

b)

It is owned by the board of directors

c)

It does not have to pay its shareholders a dividend

d)

It is controlled by shareholders

10.

Which of the following businesses is most likely to locate next to a source of skilled labour?

a)

Fast food restaurant

b)

High street fashion chain

c)

A budget hotel

d)

A car manufacturing plant

11.

Which of the following is an advantage of growth through opening new stores?

a)

Growth may be dependent on overall market growth

b)

Less risky than taking over other businesses

c)

Fast way of growing market share compared to external growth

d)

New stores are guaranteed to be successful

12.

Last year, a business sold 19,600 units and made £98,000 in revenue. Its annual fixed costs were £30,000 and its variable cost per unit was £1.10. How much profit did it make last year?

a)

£46,440

b)

£68,000

c)

£76,440

d)

£128,000

13.

Which type of business is likely to have increasing shareholder value as an objective?

a)

Sole trader

b)

Partnership

c)

Public limited company

d)

Not-for-profit organisation

14.

When a business increases its sales as a percentage of total market sales it is said to be:

a)

Increasing its market share

b)

Improving its customer satisfaction

c)

Increasing its shareholder value

d)

Maximising its profits

15.

Last year a business sold 500 units per year. Fixed costs per year were £25,000 and its variable cost per unit was £90. This year sales and fixed costs remained the same, but variable costs per unit have increased by 10%. What is the business’s total costs this year?

a)

£20,000

b)

£24,500

c)

£70,000

d)

£74,500