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Business Fundamentals

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which factor below influences the Internal Business Environment?

a)

Interest Groups

b)

Management

c)

Customers

d)

Unions

2.

An acronym for the 7 factors that influence the macro environment is ...

a)

SWOT

b)

Staple

c)

Pestle

d)

Steeple

3.

The shared values and beliefs of an organisation form part or an organisation's ...

a)

Structure

b)

Culture

c)

Chart

d)

Finances

4.

These are often considered a business' most important asset.

a)

Employees

b)

Customers

c)

Partners

d)

Stakeholders

5.

The external factor that includes consumer confidence, inflation and interest rates is ...

a)

Finance

b)

Economic

c)

Ethical

d)

Legal

6.

Climate change, power usage and waste disposal are included in which external macro factor.

a)

Political

b)

Socio-cultural

c)

Environmental

d)

Ethical

7.

Health and safety laws, consumer and employment laws are included in which external macro factor?

a)

Legal

b)

Ethical

8.

The middle phase of the business life cycle is ...

a)

Start up

b)

Seed

c)

Post Maturity

d)

Growth

9.

Following a set of values and structuring business around what is acceptable in society indicates they may be influenced by ...

a)

Legal factor

b)

Ethical factor

c)

Political factor

d)

Socio-cultural facor

10.

Which external environmental factor influences this situation? The Govt has resumed land to preserve the natural ecosytsem for future generations

a)

Technological

b)

Political

c)

Environmental

d)

Ethical

11.

Which external factor is influencing the following situation? The government has increased taxes on imported goods.

a)

Legal

b)

Ethical

c)

Socio-cultural

d)

Political

12.

Which external factor is influencing the following situation? Grocery trolleys are being installed with automatic scanning devices that will calculate the total cost of items as they are placed in the trolley.

a)

Environmental

b)

Technological

c)

Legal

d)

Ethical

13.

Which external factor is influenced in the following situation? Tighter controls are being placed on the use of billboards for commercial advertising promoting products and services.

a)

Technological

b)

Socio-cultural

c)

Legal

d)

Economic

14.

There are five stages in the business life cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

This stage of the business sees movement into either an established state or an expansion state

a)

Start-up

b)

Growth

c)

Maturity

d)

Post-maturity

16.

This stage of the business is the very beginning of the business life cycle where it is just a thought or an idea.

a)

Start-Up

b)

Seed

c)

Maturity

d)

Growth

17.

In this stage of the life cycle viability of the idea is established and product or service is ready to market and sell

a)

Seed

b)

Start-up

c)

Growth

d)

Maturity

18.

Steady state, decline or renewal are all possibilities in this stage of the business life cycle

a)

Maturity

b)

Post-maturity

c)

Growth

d)

Start-up

19.

The 3 distinct business environments include

a)

Internal, Internal Operating, External Macro

b)

Internal, External Operating, External Macro

c)

Internal Macro, External Operating, External Macro

20.

Customers, Suppliers, Competition and Interest Groups are part of the

a)

Internal Business Environment

b)

External Operating Business Environment

c)

External Macro Business Environment

21.

Owners/Managers, Employees, Organisation Structure and Organisation Culture are part of the

a)

Internal Business Environment

b)

External Operating Environment

c)

External Macro Environment

22.

Which options correctly describe a 'stakeholder'

a)

Anyone with an interest in a business and how it operates

b)

An individual, group or organisation that is affected by the activity of a business

c)

A person or group that owns a stake in the business

23.

What name is given to a business who sells products to a business?

a)

Supplier

b)

Manufacturer

c)

Logistics

d)

Distribution centre

24.

Which of these is the correct definition of a business?

a)

An organisation which produces goods and services

b)

An organisation which sells shares on the stock exchange

c)

An organisation that sells shares to family and friends

d)

A self-employed person

25.
True or False: stakeholders can be internal and external.
a)
True
b)
False
26.

Owners/Managers, Employees, Organisation Structure and Organisation Culture are part of the

a)

Internal Business Environment

b)

External Operating Environment

c)

External Macro Environment

27.

Professional associations and unions are examples of

a)

Suppliers

b)

Financial groups

c)

Ethnic groups

d)

Interest groups

28.

RSPCA is an example of what type of business?

a)

Profit based

b)

Not for profit

c)

Govt owned Corporation

d)

Government business enterprises

29.

Ergon Energy is an example of what business type?

a)

Not for profit

b)

Government business enterprise

c)

Corporation

d)

Government Owned Corporation

30.

When a business owner is personally liable for the debts of the business, this is called?

(a)