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Y10 Revision for CA2.2

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When a business has made enough money to pay its costs and begin to make a profit, it has reached its
a)
break-even point
b)
variable-cost margin
c)
fixed cost
d)
selling price
2.
Some business costs are classified as fixed costs because they
a)
must be paid within a set time
b)
don't change when sales go up or down
c)
are unpredictable and must be estimated
d)
cost all businesses the same amount
3.
What does break even point show?
a)
where a business is neither making a profit or loss
b)
how many items to make
c)
how much profit they're making
d)
where a business has more fixed costs than variable
4.

What is the formula for contribution?

a)

cost price - selling price

b)

fixed costs - variable costs

c)

selling price - variable cost

d)

selling price - cost price

5.

Which of these is NOT a category in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

a)

Social

b)

Travel

c)

Esteem

d)

Safety

6.

Isaac feels like his hard work is never recognised. Which level of needs (Maslow) is not being satisfied?

a)

Self-Esteem

b)

Social

c)

Self-Actualisation

d)

Physiological

7.
People work hard for all of the following reasons except
a)
earning money.
b)
having social contact
c)
gaining recognition
d)
watching TV
8.
One disadvantage of the piece rate system of wages is that:
a)
workers have to fill in detailed time sheets
b)
high output is discouraged as workers will receive more pay
c)
quality may be a problem if workers work too fast
d)
little time is wasted by workers
9.
Which of the following is an example of a fringe benefit?
a)
Higher pay
b)
Free Meals at the canteen
c)
Annual bonus
d)
 Commission
10.

What factor(s) determine economies of scale?

a)

increase in labour efficiency

b)

a firm can buy raw materials at a cheaper rate

c)

technological improvements

d)

average cost increase as firm's become bigger

11.

The best definition of productivity is:

a)

how efficient a firm is

b)

Total output/total input

c)

The total amount produced by a business

d)

total inputs/ total outputs

12.

Which of the following calculations would you use to find total costs?

a)

Fixed Costs + Variable Costs

b)

Selling Price – Fixed Costs

c)

Total Fixed Costs / Selling Price – Variable Cost

d)

Total Fixed Costs/Variable Cost Per Item

13.

Total cost of producing 35 t-shirts is £70. Average cost per t - shirt is:

a)

£2

b)

£4

c)

£0.5

d)

£70

14.
What does high productivity depend on?
a)
Good management
b)
High quality
c)
High costs
15.
How can productivity best be improved?
a)
Better marketing
b)
New equipment
c)
Recruitment
16.
Which of the following does NOT improve productivity?
a)
Delayering
b)
Training
c)
Diseconomies of scale
17.
If 50 workers produce 800 cars, what is the labour productivity?
a)
16 cars
b)
20 cars
c)
Cannot be calculated
18.
Which of the following will most likely reduce with reduced productivity?
a)
Costs
b)
Profits
c)
Training
19.
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a benefit of cost cutting?
a)
Improved profit margins
b)
Improved productivity
c)
Improved customer satisfaction
20.

Which method of production uses highly skilled workers?

a)

Flow

b)

Job

c)

Batch

21.

Which method of production allows a business to get a bulk buying discount?

a)

Batch

b)

Flow

c)

Job

22.
Production that relies heavily on manpower
a)
Labour intensive
b)
Capital intensive
23.
Manufacturing or provision of a product relies heavily on machinery and equipment
a)
Labour intensive
b)
Capital intensive
24.

what is the definition communication barriers?

a)

obstacles that get in the way of clear communication

b)

obstacles that get in the way of clear writing

c)

obstacles that get in the way of clear blogging

d)

obstacles that get in the way of clear tweeting

25.

________ is anything that interrupts or interferes with the delivery of intended communication?

a)

Noise

b)

Encoding

c)

Feedback

d)

Content

26.

Which list is not a barrier to effective communication?

a)

Bias and stereotyping; lack of empathy

b)

physical barriers, eg noise; inattention

c)

individual differences; emotions

d)

appropriate language; clear voice

27.

This is mainly a communication barrier on the receiver's end.

a)

Emotions

b)

Poor listening skills

c)

Appearance

d)

Use of space

28.
Lean production is a strategy businesses can use to make production more efficient?
a)
True
b)
False
29.
In lean production a business aims to use as few resources as possible to have as little waste as possible?
a)
True
b)
False
30.
In which type of production are several identical products completed at each production stage?
a)
flow production
b)
batch production
c)
 job production
d)
lean production
31.
Which of the following would be an example of ‘lean production’?
a)
producing a greater variety of goods with more workers
b)
holding low stock levels such as with Just-in-Time methods
c)
making smaller quantities of goods than previously
d)
buying the latest equipment to increase output
32.
For a supermarket, one of the advantages of holding high stocks of existing products is:
a)
low costs of financing the stock level
b)
being able to respond quickly if consumer tastes change
c)
being able to meet unexpected increases in demand
d)
being able to put unused space to other uses.
33.

Which one of these would NOT affect the choice of production method to use

a)

the nature of the product

b)

how much demand there is/how big the market is

c)

how predictable demand is

d)

if workers are paid piece rate

34.

automation and mechanisation are the same thing

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Which one is an advantage of new technology

a)

productivity is increased

b)

unemployment could rise

c)

demotivated employees

d)

technology can easily become outdated

36.

Which of these is NOT an advantage of new technology

a)

better quality products

b)

quicker decision making due to ICT

c)

staff feeling deskilled

d)

improved communication

37.

Which methods have NOT improved payment systems

a)

EPOS

b)

EFTPOS

c)

Contactless payment

d)

CAD

38.
Each of the following is a method of external recruitment except:
a)
notice on staffroom noticeboard
b)
local newspaper advertisement
c)
recruitment agencies
d)
advert in a specialist magazine.
39.

Which one of these areas should you NOT ask about during interview?

a)

Work Experience

b)

Qualifications

c)

Religious Orientation

d)

Perceived Skills and Abilities

40.
A worker is dismissed because of their religion. What is this an example of?
a)
Redundancy
b)
Unfair dismissal
c)
Health and safety at work
41.
A worker is dismissed because the business is changing its organisational structure. What is this an example of?
a)
Redundancy
b)
Unfair dismissal
c)
Health and safety at work
42.

What is the span of control for manager 1?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

2

43.

Which department is in charge of managing staff?

a)

Marketing

b)

Operations

c)

Finance

d)

Human Resources

44.
Which of the following is NOT usually part of the selection process?
a)
Short listing
b)
Interviewing
c)
Induction
45.
What is switching staff between different tasks to reduce monotony called?
a)
Job rotation
b)
Job enlargement
c)
Job enrichment