Worksheets1.Business In The Real World
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Machinery is an example of which factor of production:
Land
Labour
Capital
Enterprise
The total output of a business is 20,000 units and the total costs of production are £250,000. The average unit cost is:
£0.08
£1.25
£8.00
£12.50
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:
New machinery may increase business output
Business is no longer earning money (interest) in the bank
Business has to pay £1 million for the new machinery
Quality of the product may be improved
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:
Suppliers and employees
Owners and local community
Customers and owners
Employees and customers
Which of the following defines the term fixed cost? A cost which:
Varies according to revenue
Is only ever paid once
Varies according to output
Stays the same regardless of how much is produced
Details regarding how products will be produced and information relating to suppliers will be included in which part of a business plan?
Marketing
Human Resources
Finance
Business Operations
A business which grows potatoes and makes them into crisps is said to be operating in the:
Primary and secondary sectors
Primary and tertiary sectors
Secondary and tertiary sectors
Primary, secondary and tertiary sectors
A business decides to increase its selling prices. Which of the following stakeholders is most likely to be affected?
Suppliers
Local community
Employees
Customers
Which of the following statements is true of a public limited company?
It has unlimited liability
It is owned by the board of directors
It does not have to pay its shareholders a dividend
It is controlled by shareholders
Which of the following businesses is most likely to locate next to a source of skilled labour?
Fast food restaurant
High street fashion chain
A budget hotel
A car manufacturing plant
Which of the following is an advantage of growth through opening new stores?
Growth may be dependent on overall market growth
Less risky than taking over other businesses
Fast way of growing market share compared to external growth
New stores are guaranteed to be successful
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?
£46,440
£68,000
£76,440
£128,000
Which type of business is likely to have increasing shareholder value as an objective?
Sole trader
Partnership
Public limited company
Not-for-profit organisation
When a business increases its sales as a percentage of total market sales it is said to be:
Increasing its market share
Improving its customer satisfaction
Increasing its shareholder value
Maximising its profits
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?
£20,000
£24,500
£70,000
£74,500
